单词 | christen |
释义 | 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。 |
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