新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

nickname

英  [ˈnɪkneɪm]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • nicknames

    1[C 可数名词] 绰号

    A nickname is an informal name for someone or something.

    双语例句

    例:

    Red got his nickname for his red hair.

    “红毛”因为他的红头发而得了这个绰号。

    VERB. 动词
  • nicknames , nicknaming , nicknamed

    1[T 及物动词] 给…起绰号

    If you nickname someone or something, you give them an informal name.

    双语例句

    例:

    When he got older I nicknamed him Little Alf.

    他长大些后,我给他起了个“小阿尔夫”的绰号。