| 单词 | calve |
| 释义 | calve (kɑːv , US kæv ) Word forms: calves , calving , calved 1. verb When a cow calves, it gives birth to a calf. When his cows calve each year he keeps one or two calves for his family. [VERB] 2. verb Some other female animals, including elephants and whales, are said to calve when they give birth to their young. The whales migrate some 6,000 miles to breed and calve in the warm lagoons. [VERB] 3. Calves is the plural of calf. Collocations: calving grounds They spent spring and summer inland, where they intercepted caribou travelling north in the spring, and camped in summer on the calving grounds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both summer feeding ranges and winter calving grounds are located in busy shipping channels. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By spring, groups leave their winter grounds to go to the calving grounds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The bells could have serious effects, especially during the calving season, she warned. Times, Sunday Times That's calving season, and he has to check the barns every two hours around the clock. Globe and Mail The proposal, opposed by some shipping interests, limited ship speeds during calving season. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the wildebeest calving season, golden jackals will feed almost exclusively on their afterbirth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The caucuses took place over a number of days to accommodate the state's geographic size and sparse population, particularly ranchers in the midst of calving season. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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