名複: calves
calf1
KK: [kæf] DJ: [kɑːf]
n.
- 小牛[C]
- (鯨、象等的)仔[C]
- 小牛皮[U]
- 【口】呆頭呆腦的年輕人[C]
片語
calf love
- 少年初戀
calf2
KK: [kæf] DJ: [kɑːf]
n.
- 腓,小腿[C]
以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
calf1
n.
(pl. calves)
- a young bovine animal, especially a domestic cow or bull in its first year.
- the young of some other large mammals, such as elephants.
- a floating piece of ice detached from an iceberg.
Derivative
- calf-like adj.
Etymology
OE cælf, of Gmc origin.
calf2
n.
(pl. calves)
the fleshy part at the back of a person's leg below the knee.Etymology
ME: from ON kálfi.
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》
