Word · Frequency #27823
calve
产犊；生小牛
To give birth to a calf.
- 1.
To give birth to a calf.
产犊；生下小牛。
- 2.
To assist in a cow’s giving birth to a calf.
帮助母牛产犊。
- 3.
To give birth to (a calf).
生下(小牛)。
给（母牛）接生；为（母牛）助产；产犊；生下小牛。；帮助母牛产犊。；生下(小牛)。；生小牛
In use
Our cow is expected to calve next week.
The glacier calved a massive iceberg into the sea.
The iceberg had calved from the ice shelf days earlier.
calve (of a cow or female animal) give birth to a calf
用于动物，通常指牛生仔。
The cow calved last night.
那头母牛昨晚生了小牛。
calve (of a glacier) break off an iceberg
用于冰川，主语是冰川，宾语是崩解形成的冰山。
The glacier calved a large iceberg.
冰川崩解形成了一座巨大的冰山。
calve (intransitive) of a glacier
不及物用法，强调崩解过程。
The glacier is calving rapidly.
Connections
Collocations
- calve in spring
- 春季产犊
- Most dairy cows calve in spring, when pasture is plentiful.大多数奶牛在春季产犊，那时牧草充足。
- calving season
- 产犊季节；产犊期
- Farmers prepare carefully for the calving season.农民为产犊季节做好充分准备。
- calving difficulty
- 产犊困难；难产
- Calving difficulty can be reduced with good nutrition.良好的营养可以降低产犊困难。
- calving interval
- 产犊间隔
- A long calving interval reduces milk production.过长的产犊间隔会降低产奶量。
- assist a cow to calve
- 帮助母牛产犊；给母牛接生
- The vet was called to assist a cow to calve.兽医被叫来帮助母牛产犊。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：calf（小牛）把 f 换成 v 就是 calve，意为“产小牛”，v 像小牛出生时的蹄印。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：畜牧、兽医、动物科普 calve 是中性动词，通常用于畜牧、兽医或动物科普等专业语境，带有一定书面色彩。
Grammar Note
动词，既可作及物动词（如冰川崩解出冰山），也可作不及物动词（如母牛生小牛）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
calve 中的 l 不发音，读 /kɑːv/。英式非儿化音中，carve /kɑːv/ 与它同音，halve /hɑːv/ 与之押韵；美式儿化音中 carve 读 /kɑːrv/，halve 读 /hæv/，不再同音。拼写相似的 valve /vælv/ 的 l 要发音，且元音不同，不要误读。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.