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

• She professed to hate her nickname
  她自称痛恨自己的外号。
• Red got his nickname for his red hair.
  “红毛”的绰号源于他的红头发。
• To this he owed his nickname of “ Fatty ”.
  他由此得了一个“大块头”的外号。
• 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。
• Which newspaper was once nicknamed The Thunderer?
  哪家报纸一度被称为“怒吼者”？
• And the answer is yes, I have a nickname for my penis.
  答案是肯定的：我给自己的老二起了个外号。
• This story is about Xiangzi, not about Camel, because "Camel" was only his nickname.
  我们所要介绍的是祥子，不是骆驼，因为骆驼只是个外号；
• 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。
• You've got a little nickname for it.
  你都有了绰号了。
• She delighted in the nickname, the 'iron lady'.
  她喜爱这个昵称——“铁娘子”。