| 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 |