a young bovine animal, especially a domestic cow or bull in its first year 小牛,牛犊(尤指一岁的家牛) ■the young of some other large mammals, such as elephants, rhinoceroses, large deer and antelopes, and whales (象、犀牛、大鹿、羚羊和鲸等大型哺乳动物的)仔,幼兽 ■short for calfskin calfskin的简称
a floating piece of ice detached from an iceberg (从冰山上崩落的)浮冰;仔冰,幼冰
常用词组 in (或 with) calf
(of a cow) pregnant (母牛)怀孕的
派生 calf-like adjective 语源
Old English cælf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kalf and German Kalb
calf2 (pl. calves )
the fleshy part at the back of a person's leg below the knee 腓肠,小腿肚
派生 语源
Middle English: from Old Norse kálfi, of unknown origin