calve

英 [kɑːv]

美 [kæv]

v.  生小牛; 产犊

过去分词：calved　现在分词：calving　过去式：calved　第三人称单数：calve　

BNC.27823 / COCA.26130

牛津词典

verb

• 生小牛；产犊
  to give birth to a calf

柯林斯词典

• VERB 产犊;生小牛
  When a cowcalves, it gives birth to a calf.
  1. When his cows calve each year he keeps one or two calves for his family.
     他的母牛每年产犊时,他都给自家留上一两头。
• VERB (象、鲸等)产崽
  Some other female animals, including elephants and whales, are said tocalvewhen they give birth to their young.
  1. The whales migrate some 6,000 miles to breed and calve in the warm lagoons.
     鲸会迁移6,000海里左右,到温暖的环礁湖生殖繁衍。
• （calf 的复数）
  Calvesis the plural ofcalf.

英英释义

verb

• birth
  1. the whales calve at this time of year
  Synonym:have young
• release ice
  1. The icebergs and glaciers calve
  Synonym:break up

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