nickname

英 [ˈnɪkneɪm]

美 [ˈnɪkneɪm]

n.  绰号; 诨名; 外号
v.  给…起绰号

过去分词：nicknamed　复数：nicknames　过去式：nicknamed　现在分词：nicknaming　第三人称单数：nicknames　

CET6考研TOEFLTEM8计算机

Collins.2 / BNC.8467 / COCA.6090

牛津词典

noun

• 绰号；诨名；外号
  an informal, often humorous, name for a person that is connected with their real name, their personality or appearance, or with sth they have done

verb

• 给…起绰号
  to give a nickname to sb/sth
  1. She was nicknamed ‘The Ice Queen’.
     她外号叫“冰上王后”。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 绰号;诨号;外号
  Anicknameis an informal name for someone or something.
  1. Red got his nickname for his red hair.
     “红毛”的绰号源于他的红头发。
• VERB 给…起绰号;把…俗称为
  If younicknamesomeone or something, you give them an informal name.
  1. When he got older I nicknamed him Little Alf...
     当他大一点时，我给他起了个“小阿尔夫”的绰号。
  2. Which newspaper was once nicknamed The Thunderer?
     哪家报纸一度被称为“怒吼者”？

英英释义

noun

• a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
  1. Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph
  2. Henry's nickname was Slim
  Synonym:monikercognomensobriquetsoubriquetbyname
• a descriptive name for a place or thing
  1. the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'

verb

• give a nickname to
  Synonym:dub

双语例句

• I still remember, you nickname me as your son, I also label you as my daughter.
  我依旧记得，你总是开玩笑的叫我儿子，我也总是开玩笑的叫你女儿。
• Do the boys have a nickname for you?
  有人给你起外号了吗？
• His family's Cantonese nickname for him translates as Never Sits Still.
  家人为他起的广东话绰号意思是NeverSitsStill（从来坐不住）。
• I usually call my wife by her nickname.
  我通常叫我太太的小名。
• I must use the secret nickname they have for me.
  我必须使用他们为我取的昵称。
• I've not forgotten the nickname your father gave me.
  我还没忘记你父亲给我取的诨名呢。
• To this he owed his nickname of “ Fatty ”.
  他由此得了一个“大块头”的外号。
• Andrew roared with delight when he heard Rachel's nickname for the baby
  安德鲁听到雷切尔给婴儿起的绰号时，不禁高兴得大笑起来。
• You've got a little nickname for it.
  你都有了绰号了。
• Please leave your nickname and email address.
  请留下你的昵称和电子邮件地址。