"calves" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 小腿肚
• 小牛

Definition

“Calves” 是“calf”的複數，可以指：(1) 小腿肚，或 (2) 小牛、鯨魚或大象等大型動物的幼崽。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Calves” 可指小腿肚，也可指小牛。解剖時通常指雙腿，動物則常為小牛。根據語境判斷，不要混淆兩義。

Examples

My calves hurt after running.

跑步後我的**小腿肚**很痛。

The cow has two calves in the field.

那頭牛在田裡有兩隻**小牛**。

Stretch your calves before exercising.

運動前請拉伸你的**小腿肚**。

Those baby elephants are actually called calves too.

那些小象其實也叫**小牛**（幼獸）。

After the hike, my calves were burning.

健行後我的**小腿肚**燒灼感很強。

The farmer watched as the calves played near the pond.

農夫看到**小牛**在池塘邊玩耍。