释义 |
calve/kɑ:v ||; kæv/verb1. [i] (used about a cow) to give birth to a calf(= a young cow) (指母牛)生小牛,产犊 2. [i,t] (technical术语) (used about a large piece of ice) to break away from an iceberg(= a very large block of ice that floats in the sea) or a glacier(= a mass of ice that moves slowly down a valley); to lose a piece of ice in this way (指一大块冰)(从冰山或冰川)崩裂;(冰块因崩裂而)分离 ☞picture at glacial 见 glacial 插图 |