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raise + calves
They raise calves on their farm.
他们在农场饲养小牛。
小牛；牛犊
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小牛；牛犊
A young cow or bull, especially of domestic cattle.
They raise calves on their farm.
他们在农场饲养小牛。
任何牛科动物(如家牛或水牛)的幼崽。
A young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.
膝盖后方的小腿后部。
The back of the leg below the knee.
小牛
young of domestic cattle
由家养小牛皮制成的皮革；尤指用于装订书籍的优质浅色皮革。
Leather made of the skin of domestic calves; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.
The farmer fed the newborn calf a bottle of milk.
农夫给新生的小牛犊喂了一瓶牛奶。
The calves were grazing in the meadow with their mothers.
小牛们和它们的妈妈在草地上吃草。
She watched the calf take its first wobbly steps.
她看着小牛摇摇晃晃地迈出第一步。
They raise calves on their farm.
他们在农场饲养小牛。
Stretching your calf muscles prevents injury.
拉伸小腿肌肉可以防止受伤。
This bag is made of calf leather.
这个包是小牛皮做的。
Not this
I have two calfs.
Use this
I have two calves.
英语中，calf的复数形式是calves，而不是加-s规则变化。
Not this
I ate calf for dinner.
Use this
I ate veal for dinner.
calf指活的小牛或小腿肚，而小牛肉应用veal。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
母牛和小牛
The cow and calf grazed together in the field.
母牛和小牛一起在田野里吃草。
小牛饲养
Calf rearing requires careful attention to nutrition.
小牛饲养需要密切关注营养。
小腿肌肉
He stretched his calf muscles before running.
他在跑步前拉伸了小腿肌肉。
小腿拉伤
A calf strain can be painful.
小腿拉伤可能会很痛。
提踵运动
Calf raises strengthen your lower legs.
提踵运动可以增强你的小腿。
小牛皮
The bag is made of genuine calf leather.
这个包是用真正的小牛皮制成的。
用最好的东西款待；热烈庆祝
When his son returned home after years abroad, he killed the fatted calf and threw a big party.
当他的儿子在国外多年后回家时，他杀牛宰羊，大摆宴席。
少年之恋；稚恋
Their relationship was just calf love, and it didn't last beyond high school.
他们的关系只是少年的稚恋，高中毕业后就没有了。
金牛犊；崇拜的偶像；金钱崇拜
He worshipped the golden calf of wealth, ignoring everything else in life.
他崇拜金钱这个偶像，忽略了生活中的其他一切。
Use calf naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
calf（小牛）有胖胖的小腿肚，想象小牛的小腿肚（calf）圆鼓鼓的。
“calf”指“小牛”时，通常用于农业、畜牧及日常描述幼牛的语境，语体呈中性。
Words that rhyme with calf (same /æf/ ending): half, staff, laugh, chaff. Beware of lookalikes that sound different: calm (/kɑːm/) and call (/kɔːl/) share spelling pattern -cal- but vowel differs.
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