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

• The first argument gives a nickname to the log format you're creating.
  第一个参数给出了一个你的日志格式创建的昵称。
• I have a big head. I give myself a nickname "Big Head Girl".
  我有一个大头，我给自己起了个外号叫“大头丫头”。
• The nickname "Big Fool" fits you to a T; you even failed to follow me.
  “大傻瓜”绰号太适合你了，你连我说都会不。
• He has a small head. I give him a nickname "Small Head Father".
  他的头很小，我给他起了个外号叫“小头爸爸”。
• The vital clue to the killer's identity was his nickname, Peanuts.
  查明杀手身份的重要线索是他的外号叫“花生”。
• She professed to hate her nickname
  她自称痛恨自己的外号。
• She delighted in the nickname, the 'iron lady'.
  她喜爱这个昵称——“铁娘子”。
• I never knew he had such a nickname.
  我倒不晓得他还有这么一个雅号呢。
• I must use the secret nickname they have for me.
  我必须使用他们为我取的昵称。
• So, have the boys given you a nickname?
  那么那些男生给你取外号了吗？