calf

名词 calf:

1. young of domestic cattle
2. the muscular back part of the shank
   同义词：sura
3. fine leather from the skin of a calf
   同义词：calfskin
4. young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo

1. A calf was offered up as a sacrifice to the goddess.
   向女神祭献了一头牺牲小牛。
2. The cow has produced a calf.
   这母牛生了一头小牛。
3. The calf fumbled for its mother's udder for milk.
   小牛摸索着妈妈的乳房找奶吃。
4. The cow cast her calf.
   母牛流产了。

calf

n.（名词）
【复数】 calves[k2vz, kôvz]

A young cow or bull.
小牛：年幼的母牛或公牛
The young of certain other mammals, such as the elephant or whale.
幼崽：某种其它哺乳动物的幼儿，如象或鲸
Calfskin leather.
小牛皮：小牛皮的皮革
A large floating chunk of ice split off from a glacier, an iceberg, or a floe.
冰山上崩落漂流的冰块：一个大的冰块，从冰川、冰山或浮冰块上脱落
An awkward, callow youth.
初生牛犊：未成熟、没有经验的年轻人

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English cealf
源自 古英语 cealf

calf
calf 2

n.（名词）
【复数】 calves[k2vz, kôvz]
The fleshy, muscular back part of the human leg between the knee and ankle.
腓，小腿肚：人腿部位于膝关节和踝关节之间的多肉的、腿后部的肌肉部分

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old Norse k3lfi
源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 k3lfi