willow sth
这是纺织行业的专业用法，指用柳条机把棉、麻、毛等纤维打松除杂，日常英语中极少出现。
Workers willowed the raw cotton to remove the seeds and dirt.
工人们用柳条机把原棉打松，清除棉籽和杂质。
像柳枝般弯曲或摆动
用柳条机开松和清理；通过柳机打开和清理(棉花、亚麻、羊毛等)。；形成形状或以类似柳树长而细的枝条的方式移动。
To move or form shapes in a way resembling the long, slender branches of a willow.
通过柳机打开和清理(棉花、亚麻、羊毛等)。
To open and cleanse (cotton, flax, wool, etc.) by means of a willow.
形成形状或以类似柳树长而细的枝条的方式移动。
To form a shape or move in a way similar to the long, slender branches of a willow.
一般现在时
The machine willows the raw cotton before spinning.
这台机器在纺纱前用柳条机清理原棉。
一般过去时
The workers willowed the flax yesterday afternoon.
工人们昨天下午用柳条机清理了亚麻。
现在完成时
We have willowed all the wool this week.
这周我们已经用柳条机清理了所有羊毛。
规则动词，现在分词直接加-ing，过去式和过去分词均为 willowed。
Before spinning the yarn, the weaver willowed the wool to loosen the fibers.
纺纱前，织布工用柳机开松羊毛，使纤维松散。
用法提示：willowed 是 willow 的过去式，表示用柳机开松羊毛。
The dancer is willowing her arms slowly to imitate branches swaying in the wind.
舞者正慢慢摆动双臂，模仿柳枝在风中摇曳。
用法提示：willowing 是 willow 的现在分词，表示像柳枝一样摆动。
In the workshop, they willow the raw cotton before packing it into bales.
在车间里，他们用柳机开松原棉，然后打包成捆。
用法提示：willow 是动词原形，表示用柳机开松棉花。
这是纺织行业的专业用法，指用柳条机把棉、麻、毛等纤维打松除杂，日常英语中极少出现。
Workers willowed the raw cotton to remove the seeds and dirt.
工人们用柳条机把原棉打松，清除棉籽和杂质。
被动式在纺织语境中最常见，强调纤维被机器处理的过程。
The wool was willowed before it was spun into yarn.
羊毛在纺成纱线之前先用柳条机打松清理过。
这一义项带文学色彩，多描写枝条、长发等细长柔软之物随风轻摆；日常口语中一般用 sway 或 bend。
The tall reeds willowed in the evening breeze.
高高的芦苇在晚风中像柳枝般摇曳。
grammar · medium
易错句子Last week the workers willow the raw wool.
正确表达Last week the workers willowed the raw wool.
英语动词要按时态变形：句子说的是过去的事，须用过去式 willowed，而汉语动词不随时间改变形态，容易漏掉 -ed 而直接搬用原形。
grammar · medium
易错句子They willowed baskets from the thin branches.
正确表达They wove baskets from the thin branches.
willow 作动词只有两个意思：用柳条机开松、清理（棉花、羊毛等）纤维，或像柳枝那样弯曲、摆动；它不表示“用柳条编织物品”，所以要表达“编织”必须换用 weave。
grammar · medium
易错句子This machine is used for willow the cotton.
正确表达This machine is used for willowing the cotton.
介词 for 后面要用动名词，所以是 willowing，不能用动词原形 willow；汉语“用于开松棉花”没有这种形态要求，学习者常把原形直接放在介词后。
用柳条机开松棉花
The workers willowed the cotton to loosen the fibers before spinning.
工人们在纺纱前用柳条机把棉花开松，使纤维松散。
用柳条机清理亚麻
They willowed the flax to clean and separate its fibers.
他们用柳条机清理亚麻，把纤维分离开。
用柳条机开松羊毛
The mill willowed the wool before it was carded.
工厂在梳理羊毛之前先用柳条机把它开松。
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