- [countable]
the back part of the leg between the ankle and the knee 腓肠;小腿肚 Extra ExamplesTopics Bodyc1The calves are grazed intensively during their first season. 小牛在生长的第一季里集中喂养。 These calves are reared for beef. 这些小牛是作为肉牛饲养的。
- [countable]
a young cow Topics Animalsc1小牛;牛犊 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bull
- heifer
- beef
- …
- produce
- rear
- feed
- graze
- [countable]
a young animal of some other type such as a young elephant or whale (象、鲸等的)崽,幼兽 - [uncountable] (also calfskin)
soft thin leather made from the skin of calves, used especially for making shoes and clothing 小牛皮,小牛皮革(尤用于制作皮鞋和皮衣) More Like This Silent lettersSilent letters
Word Originsenses 2 to 4 Old English cælf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kalf and German Kalb. sense 1 Middle English: from Old Norse kálfi, of unknown origin.
Idioms
in/with calf
(of a cow )母牛 pregnant 怀崽的