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；
• The cow threw a healthy calf.
  那头母牛生了一只健康的小牛。
• Hillsden was complaining of cramp in his calf muscles
  希尔斯登说他小腿抽筋。
• I've torn a calf muscle.
  我小腿肌肉被拉伤了。
• 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。
• A woman gave birth to a calf's head.
  一个女人生出了一个牛头。
• The first had his right trouser leg rolled up to reveal a meaty calf.
  第一个人把右边裤腿卷了起来，露出了肉乎乎的小腿肚。
• Did you see the cow with her calf?
  你看没看见那只母牛和它的小牛？
• I've got a cow to milk, a calf to tend and an old sow to feed.
  我要给一头母牛挤奶，还要照看一头小牛和喂养一头老母猪。
• All the time my arm was being squeezed between the calf and the bony pelvis.
  我的手臂一直被小牛和瘦骨嶙峋的骨盆蹂躏着。