calving

英 [ˈkɑːvɪŋ]

美 [ˈkævɪŋ]

v.  生小牛; 产犊
calve的现在分词

复数：calvings　现在分词：calving　

BNC.44142 / COCA.37276

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

noun

• giving birth to a calf

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