| 单词 | calf |
| 释义 | calf 1. n. (pl. calves) 1. a young bovine animal, used esp. of domestic cattle. 2. the young of other animals, e.g. elephant, deer, and whale. 3. Naut. a floating piece of ice detached from an iceberg. Phrases and idioms calf-love romantic attachment or affection between adolescents. in (or with) calf (of a cow) pregnant. Derivatives calfhood n. calfish adj. calflike adj. Etymology: OE c{aelig}lf f. WG 2. n. (pl. calves) the fleshy hind part of the human leg below the knee. Derivatives -calved adj. (in comb.). Etymology: ME f. ON k{aacute}lfi, of unkn. orig. |
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