willow
n
(a) (also `willow-tree) [C]
any of various types of tree and shrub with thin flexible branches and long narrow leaves, usu growing near water 柳; 柳树
a weeping willow 垂柳. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page i.
(b) [U] its wood, used esp for making cricket bats 柳木(尤用以制作板球棒).
The Native Americans caught and trained them and were then able to use them to carry their goods when they travelled from one camping ground to another.
美洲土著人捕捉野马,加以驯服。
Their feet were fixed to one bar and their hands to another bar.
他们的脚拴在一根铁杠上,他们的手拴在另外一根铁杆上。
The main school holidays are from mid-December till early February when the days are long and warm.