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calf1/kɑ:f/n. (pl. calves /kɑ:vz/) 1 (used esp. of domestic cattle) a young bovine animal (尤指家畜)小牛,牛犊 2 the young of other animals, e.g. elephant, deer, and whale (大象、鹿、鲸鱼等的)仔,幼兽 3 Naut. a floating piece of ice detached from an iceberg 【海】仔冰,幼冰(脱离冰山的浮冰块) □ in (or with) calf (of a cow) pregnant (奶牛)怀了小牛的,怀孕的 □ calflike adj.[Old English cœlf, from West Germanic] |