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

• You've got a little nickname for it.
  你都有了绰号了。
• It was my father's nickname and then it was passed on to me.
  这是我父亲的外号，后来就传给我了。
• Why do you fasten such a nickname on her?
  你为什么给她取这样一个绰号？
• 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”。
• I usually call my wife by her nickname.
  我通常叫我太太的小名。
• Please leave your nickname and email address.
  请留下你的昵称和电子邮件地址。
• 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；
• Red got his nickname for his red hair.
  “红毛”的绰号源于他的红头发。
• It has taken the nickname "woman's best friend" and has indeed maintained this label.
  它采取了绰号“女人最好的朋友”，并确实保持这种标签。
• 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。