/kɑ:f; US kæf ||; kæf/noun [C] (
plural calves /kɑ:vz;
US kævz
||; kævz/)
1 a young cow 牛犊;小牛 ☞Look at the note and picture at cow. 参看cow的注释及插图。 ☞The meat from a calf is called veal. Look at the note at meat. 供食用的小牛肉叫做 veal。参看 meat 的注释。
2 the young of some other animals, for example elephants (某些动物的)仔畜,仔兽
3 the back of your leg, below your knee 腓,腿肚子(指小腿后面隆起的部份): I've strained a calf muscle. 我扭伤了一条腿肚子的肌肉。 ☞picture at body 见body插图