christen
柯林斯词典
1. V-T When a baby is christened, he or she is given a name during the Christian ceremony of baptism. Compare . 爲…在洗禮時取名[usu passive]
She was born in March and christened in June. 她3月份出生,6月洗禮時取了名。
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christen /ˈkrɪsən/ (christening,christened,christens)
剑桥词典
christen verb [T] (GIVE NAME)
to give a baby a name at a Christian ceremony and make him or her a member of the Christian Church
爲…施洗禮;(施洗禮時)給…命名
She's being christened in June . 她將在6月受洗禮。
[ + noun ] She was christened Maria. 她受洗時取名爲瑪麗亞。
to give a person a name based on a characteristic that they have
給…起綽號(或雅號)
We christened him "Slowcoach" because he took so long to do anything. 我們給他起了個綽號叫“慢車”,因爲他乾什麽都要花很長時間。
christen verb [T] (USE FIRST)
informalto use something for the first time
首次使用;啓用
I'm going to christen my new walking boots on Saturday . 我打算星期六開始穿我那雙新的步行靴。 返回 christen