calve

• 动词，指母牛产下小牛，也指冰川或冰山崩解、断裂出冰块。

A verb used to indicate the act of giving birth to a calf (for cows) or, in a figurative sense, the breaking off of a mass of ice from a glacier or iceberg.

1. Release iceC1formalscientific

   To break off a mass of ice from a glacier or iceberg, forming smaller icebergs.

   冰崩

   • The glacier calved a massive iceberg into the ocean.
   • Scientists observed the glacier calving during the expedition.
   • Warm temperatures cause glaciers to calve more frequently.

2. B2formal

   To give birth to a calf, typically used for cows, whales, and other large mammals.

   产犊

   • The cow is expected to calve in the spring.
   • The whale calved in the warm waters of the bay.
   • Farmers monitor their pregnant cows closely when they are about to calve.