nicknaming

英 [ˈnɪkneɪmɪŋ]

美 [ˈnɪkneɪmɪŋ]

v.  给…起绰号
nickname的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• 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”？

双语例句

• Understandably and necessarily, nicknaming is popular.
  可以理解（而且有其必要）的是，大家流行取绰号。
• It is vivid in characteristics and historically significant in society. Nicknaming is an expressive technique of art in the literary creation.
  其特点是形象生动，是文学创作中一种富有表现力的艺术手法，有着深厚的社会和文化意义。
• Nicknaming him "Plenty Xu," the Chinese press reported that he kept dozens of mistresses.
  中号“许多钱”，直媒体报导他有伎喈个情人。