calf
US /kæf/
UK /kæf/
名詞
1.
小牛
a young bovine animal, especially a domestic cow or bull in its first year
範例:
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The farmer watched the newborn calf take its first wobbly steps.
農民看著剛出生的小牛邁出搖搖晃晃的第一步。
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A young calf was separated from its mother.
一頭小牛犢與它的母親分開了。
2.
小腿
the thick fleshy part at the back of the human leg between the ankle and the knee
範例:
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He felt a sharp pain in his calf muscle after running.
跑步後，他感到小腿肌肉劇烈疼痛。
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She has strong calves from cycling regularly.
她經常騎自行車，所以小腿很結實。
3.
冰塊, 小冰山
a piece of ice that breaks off a glacier or iceberg
範例:
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We watched a huge ice calf break away from the glacier.
我們看到一大塊冰塊從冰川上崩裂下來。
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The ship had to navigate carefully around the floating ice calves.
船隻必須小心翼翼地繞過漂浮的冰塊。
在 Lingoland 學習這個單詞