Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #5425
calf
小牛；牛犊
A young cow or bull, especially of domestic cattle.
- 1.
A young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.
任何牛科动物(如家牛或水牛)的幼崽。
- 2.
The back of the leg below the knee.
膝盖后方的小腿后部。
- 3.
young of domestic cattle
小牛
- 4.
Leather made of the skin of domestic calves; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.
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。
- 5.
The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.
膝盖后方小腿后部的肌肉。
- 6.
the muscular back part of the shank
小腿肚
- 7.
The young of various animals, especially elephant, giraffe, reindeer, seal, or whale (also indiscriminately used of other animals).
各种动物的幼崽,尤指大象、长颈鹿、驯鹿、海豹或鲸鱼(也可泛指其他动物)。
- 8.
fine leather from the skin of a calf
小牛皮
- 9.
A mass of ice broken from a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.
从较大冰川、冰架或冰山上断裂下来的冰块。
- 10.
A small island, near a larger island.
靠近较大岛屿的小岛。
- 11.
A cabless railroad engine.
无驾驶室的铁路机车。
小腿肚；腿肚子；幼崽；幼兽；小牛皮；犊皮；冰崩块；小岛；屿
In use
The farmer fed the newborn calf a bottle of milk.
The calves were grazing in the meadow with their mothers.
She watched the calf take its first wobbly steps.
raise + calves
They raise calves on their farm.
他们在农场饲养小牛。
calf + noun (compound)
Stretching your calf muscles prevents injury.
拉伸小腿肌肉可以防止受伤。
made of + calf leather
This bag is made of calf leather.
这个包是小牛皮做的。
Connections
Collocations
- cow and calf
- 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。
- calf rearing
- 小牛饲养
- Calf rearing requires careful attention to nutrition.小牛饲养需要密切关注营养。
- calf muscle
- 小腿肌肉
- He stretched his calf muscles before running.他在跑步前拉伸了小腿肌肉。
- calf strain
- 小腿拉伤
- A calf strain can be painful.小腿拉伤可能会很痛。
- calf raise
- 提踵运动
- Calf raises strengthen your lower legs.提踵运动可以增强你的小腿。
- calf leather
- 小牛皮
Learner notes
Memory Tip
calf（小牛）有胖胖的小腿肚，想象小牛的小腿肚（calf）圆鼓鼓的。
Context & Register
“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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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