calve
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/kæv/
🇬🇧
/kɑːv/
A cow or other female animal gives birth to a baby cow.
The cow calved in the early morning, and now there's a cute little calf running around.
這頭母牛在清晨產下了小牛,現在有一只可愛的小牛在四處奔跑。
A large piece of ice breaks off from an iceberg or glacier.
The big iceberg calved a smaller piece that floated away.
那座巨大的冰山崩裂了一塊較小的,它漂浮走了。
A piece of ice breaks away from an iceberg or glacier.
In the warmer months, pieces of ice often calve from the glacier.
在較暖和的月份,冰山經常崩裂出一些冰塊。