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

• Hillsden was complaining of cramp in his calf muscles
  希尔斯登说他小腿抽筋。
• 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。
• I even implanteda second one in your calf.
  我在你小腿上也植入了一个。
• She's been unable to play since January because of a torn calf muscle.
  自从一月份以来她无法上场，因为她小腿后部肌肉撕裂。
• 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。
• 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。
• The cow threw a healthy calf.
  那头母牛生了一只健康的小牛。
• Ha! The calf is licking my face.
  哈！小牛在舔我的脸。
• You are as weak as a bled calf, you know you are;
  你现在衰弱得就像一只流血的小牛犊，我想你自己也是知道的；
• For the cow was now in violent pain, and they could see the calf's whole head.
  因为母牛现在剧烈的疼痛，并且他们能看到牛犊的整个头。