christen
['krɪs.ən] verb transitive
GIVE NAME 给…命名
■to give a baby a name at a Christian ceremony and make him or her a member of the Christian Church 为…施洗礼；（施洗礼时）给…命名•She's being christened in June.她将在六月受洗礼。 •[+ noun] She was christened Maria.她受洗时取名为玛丽亚。 ■to give a person a name based on a characteristic that they have 给…起绰号（或雅号）•We christened him 'Slowcoach' because he took so long to do anything.我们给他起了个绰号叫“慢车”，因为他做甚么都要花很长时间。
['krɪs.ən] verb transitive
USE FIRST 首次使用 informal
■to use something for the first time 首次使用；启用•I'm going to christen my new walking boots on Saturday.我打算星期六开始穿我那双新的轻便靴。 |