英语词汇“calf”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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/kɑːf

noun (plural calves /kɑːvz/)

1A young bovine animal, especially a domestic cow or bull in its first year: a heifer calf...

In all 12 heifers and 12 bull calves have qualified for the final.
On display will be the cream of the 2003 bull and heifer calves that have qualified at various regional shows throughout the summer.
Dairy bull calves reared for beef through a pioneering fattening scheme are achieving gross margin returns of £199 a head for Pembrokeshire farmers.

1.1The young of some other large mammals, such as elephants, rhinoceroses, large deer and antelopes, and whales.The transients ambush them - they have a taste for the gray whale calves' high-energy blubber and protein-rich tongues....

Whale calves also surface in the ring of open water, right next to their mothers.
The whale calf is thought to have become separated from its mother in the lower Thames, where the sighting of another, larger bottlenose whale was reported.

1.2 short for calfskin.The calf and suede styles feature resin hardware....

Made from moose leather with rawhide bindings crisscrossing around the calf they looked like something Shackleton would have improvised adrift on the ice-floes.

2A floating piece of ice detached from an iceberg.

Phrases

in (or with) calf

Derivatives

calf-like

adjective ...

It's a mission which looks dangerously like seduction as she hangs around gazing calf-like at the older man, who reacts with a panicky cold sweat.
Her calf-like deference to this tyrant was distasteful to me.
Whereas Aaron fashions a golden calf-like idol, saying he must appeal to the visual in order for the masses to understand, which he expresses quite brilliantly in song.

Origin

Old English cælf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kalf and German Kalb.

Rhymes

calf2

/kɑːf

noun (plural calves /kɑːvz/)

The fleshy part at the back of a person’s leg below the knee: [as modifier]: the calf muscles...

It cuts the leg below the calf, and all muscle bellies except those of gastrocnemius are present.
The devotees were also treated for their excruciating pain in their shoulders, neck, back, thighs, knees, calves, ankle and foot.
Using this technique, the surgeon makes an incision in the back of the knee and retracts the calf muscle.

单词	calf
释义	calf1 /kɑːf / noun (plural calves /kɑːvz/) 1A young bovine animal, especially a domestic cow or bull in its first year: a heifer calf... In all 12 heifers and 12 bull calves have qualified for the final. On display will be the cream of the 2003 bull and heifer calves that have qualified at various regional shows throughout the summer. Dairy bull calves reared for beef through a pioneering fattening scheme are achieving gross margin returns of £199 a head for Pembrokeshire farmers. 1.1The young of some other large mammals, such as elephants, rhinoceroses, large deer and antelopes, and whales.The transients ambush them - they have a taste for the gray whale calves' high-energy blubber and protein-rich tongues.... Whale calves also surface in the ring of open water, right next to their mothers. The whale calf is thought to have become separated from its mother in the lower Thames, where the sighting of another, larger bottlenose whale was reported. 1.2 short for calfskin.The calf and suede styles feature resin hardware.... Made from moose leather with rawhide bindings crisscrossing around the calf they looked like something Shackleton would have improvised adrift on the ice-floes. 2A floating piece of ice detached from an iceberg. Phrases in (or with) calf Derivatives calf-like adjective ... It's a mission which looks dangerously like seduction as she hangs around gazing calf-like at the older man, who reacts with a panicky cold sweat. Her calf-like deference to this tyrant was distasteful to me. Whereas Aaron fashions a golden calf-like idol, saying he must appeal to the visual in order for the masses to understand, which he expresses quite brilliantly in song. Origin Old English cælf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kalf and German Kalb. Rhymes barf, behalf, chaff, coif, giraffe, Graf, graph, half, laugh, scarf, scrum half, staff, strafe, wing half calf2 /kɑːf / noun (plural calves /kɑːvz/) The fleshy part at the back of a person’s leg below the knee: [as modifier]: the calf muscles... It cuts the leg below the calf, and all muscle bellies except those of gastrocnemius are present. The devotees were also treated for their excruciating pain in their shoulders, neck, back, thighs, knees, calves, ankle and foot. Using this technique, the surgeon makes an incision in the back of the knee and retracts the calf muscle. Derivatives calved [in combination] /kɑːvd/ adjective Origin Middle English: from Old Norse kálfi, of unknown origin.
随便看	let someone in let someone in on/into let someone know let someone off let someone out let someone/thing alone let someone/thing be let someone/thing go let someone/thing loose let something down let something drop (or fall) let something drop (or rest) let something go (or pass) let something into let something lie let something off let something out let something ride let something rip let something slide let something slip let something slip through one's fingers (or grasp) let's pretend let's say (or let us say) Lett

calf1

Phrases

Derivatives

calf-like

Origin

Rhymes

calf2

Derivatives

calved [in combination]

Origin