calf

calf1
(pl. calves )
  1. 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
  2. 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
  1. (of a cow) pregnant
    (母牛)怀孕的
派生
calf-like
adjective
语源
  1. Old English cælf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kalf and German Kalb

calf2
(pl. calves )
  1. the fleshy part at the back of a person's leg below the knee
    腓肠,小腿肚
派生
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old Norse kálfi, of unknown origin
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