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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。
产犊；生小牛
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产犊；生小牛
To give birth to a calf.
The cow calved last night.
那头母牛昨晚生了小牛。
产犊；生下小牛。
To give birth to a calf.
帮助母牛产犊。
To assist in a cow’s giving birth to a calf.
生下(小牛)。
To give birth to (a calf).
calve
Base
原形
calve
3rd person
第三人称单数
calving
-ing
现在分词
calved
Past
过去式
calved
Past participle
过去分词
Cows calve in spring.
奶牛在春天产犊。
The cow calved last night.
那头牛昨晚产犊了。
The cow is calving now.
那头牛正在产犊。
规则动词
Our cow is expected to calve next week.
我们的母牛预计下周生小牛。
The glacier calved a massive iceberg into the sea.
冰川崩解下一座巨大的冰山落入海中。
The iceberg had calved from the ice shelf days earlier.
那座冰山几天前就从冰架上崩解下来了。
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。
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。
不及物用法，强调崩解过程。
The glacier is calving rapidly.
冰川正在迅速崩解。
Not this
The calve is sleeping.
Use this
The calf is sleeping.
calve 是动词，不能用作名词。应使用名词 calf 表示小牛。
Not this
Yesterday, the cow calve.
Use this
Yesterday, the cow calved.
一般过去时需使用动词过去式 calved，而非原形 calve。
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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。
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。
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。
产犊间隔
A long calving interval reduces milk production.
过长的产犊间隔会降低产奶量。
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。
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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。
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。
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）。
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