英 [ˈkɑːvɪŋ]
n. 产犊；裂冰作用
v. 产犊；崩解（calve 的 ing 形式）
calve /kɑːv/ [ calving calved calves ]
不及物动词 When a cow calves, it gives birth to a calf. 产犊
When his cows calve each year he keeps one or two calves for his family.
每年他的母牛产犊时，他都为家里留下一两头。
不及物动词 Some other female animals, including elephants and whales, are said to calve when they give birth to their young. 生(幼崽)
The whales migrate some 6,000 miles to breed and calve in the warm lagoons.
这种鲸鱼环游了6,000英里到暖水湖里生育繁殖。
Calves is the plural of . calf的复数形式
giving birth to a calf
产犊
(冰川、冰山)使(冰块)崩解：
(冰山、冰川)崩解
裂冰
冰崩
... calorimetry量热法 calving产犊 calyciform萼状的 ...
... calcite 方解石 calving 裂冰作用 carbonate 碳酸盐 ...
... 冰阶地 ice pushed terrace 冰解作用 calving 冰界沈积 ice contact sediment ...
今天的天气非常给力，船长因而尽力将邮轮驶近大冰川，要知道冰川冰解作用(Calving)造成的冰崩，以及巨大冰山下的暗冰，都会对船只形成威胁。
It is calving season in the Arctic.
这是北极圈的裂冰季节。
Warm winters, however, may allow iceberg calving and high flow rates to continue.
但是暖冬则会让冰山的高崩离率以及高流速保持不变。
He'll bide to get a little practice in the calving out at the straw-yard, for certain.
我可以肯定，他还要住在这儿实习一段时间，学习在干草场里饲养小牛。
It is unlikely that these calving events are the result of regional climate warming.
For the Gwich'in, the calving ground of the Porcupine herd is a sacred place.
Ranchers embraced the storm, even though bitter cold snow can be deadly during calving season.