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　

Collins.2 / BNC.8467 / COCA.6090

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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”。

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”？

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

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。
Andrew roared with delight when he heard Rachel's nickname for the baby
安德鲁听到雷切尔给婴儿起的绰号时，不禁高兴得大笑起来。
He has a small head. I give him a nickname "Small Head Father".
他的头很小，我给他起了个外号叫“小头爸爸”。
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。
I must use the secret nickname they have for me.
我必须使用他们为我取的昵称。
I never knew he had such a nickname.
我倒不晓得他还有这么一个雅号呢。
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；
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。
And the answer is yes, I have a nickname for my penis.
答案是肯定的：我给自己的老二起了个外号。
Nickname for Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
对圣保罗和明尼阿波利斯的昵称。