calf

英 [kɑːf]

美 [kæf]

n.  腓; 小腿肚; 小牛; 牛犊; (象、鲸等的)崽，幼兽

复数：calves　

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Collins.1 / BNC.5425 / COCA.5631

习惯用语

n.

in/with calf
• 怀崽的
  pregnant

牛津词典

noun

• 腓；小腿肚
  the back part of the leg between the ankle and the knee
  1. I've torn a calf muscle.
     我拉伤了小腿肌肉。
• 小牛；牛犊
  a young cow
• （象、鲸等的）崽，幼兽
  a young animal of some other type such as a young elephant or whale
• （象、鲸等的）崽，幼兽
  a young animal of some other type such as a young elephant or whale

柯林斯词典

• 小牛;牛犊
  Acalfis a young cow.
• (象、鲸等的)崽，幼兽
  Some other young animals, including elephants and whales, are calledcalves.
• N-COUNT 腓;小腿肚
  Yourcalfis the thick part at the back of your leg, between your ankle and your knee.
  1. ...a calf injury.
     小腿受伤

英英释义

noun

• young of domestic cattle
• young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo
• the muscular back part of the shank
  Synonym:sura
• fine leather from the skin of a calf
  Synonym:calfskin

双语例句

• There was an old man, And he had a calf, And that's half;
  从前有个老头，他有一头小牛，儿歌唱了半首；
• Patient: My thigh is a little sore, and my calf hurts too.
  病人：我的大腿有点疼，我的小腿肚也是。
• Hillsden was complaining of cramp in his calf muscles
  希尔斯登说他小腿抽筋。
• He opened the calf's mouth so that it could take milk from its mother.
  他打开牛犊的嘴，以便牛犊能从他的妈妈喝到奶。
• But Sunday evening I realized that my muscle was reacting and closing off the calf.
  但是星期天晚上，我意识到，我的肌肉做出了反应，拉紧了腓小腿。
• The cow has produced a calf.
  这母牛生了一头小牛。
• The left thigh and right calf both had knife stab wounds.
  左大腿和左小腿各有一处被匕首捅扎创口。
• The whale calf is now five months old.
  小座头鲸现在有五个月大了。
• The thymus gland or pancreas of a young animal, especially a calf or lamb, used for food.
  尤指小牛或羊羔等小动物的胸腺或胰腺，用作食物。
• He felt a muscle in his calf seizing up.
  他觉得小腿有一块肌肉僵住了。