nickname
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A nickname is an informal name for someone or something. 绰号
Red got his nickname for his red hair. “红红”因为他的红头发而得了这个绰号。
2. V-T If you nickname someone or something, you give them an informal name. 给…起绰号
When he got older I nicknamed him Little Alf. 他长大些后，我给他起了绰号“小阿尔夫”。
返回 nickname
nickname /ˈnɪkˌneɪm/ (nicknaming,nicknamed,nicknames)
剑桥词典
- an informal name for someone or something, especially a name that you are called by your friends or family , usually based on your real name or your character
- Do you have any nicknames?
- As a child , he was given the nickname 'Brackets' because of his bandy legs .
- We all had nicknames at school . 返回 nickname
外号；绰号；诨名
We always use the nickname Beth for our daughter Elizabeth. 我们总是把女儿伊丽莎白昵称为“贝丝”。
"Darwin" was the nickname he was given at high school , because of his interest in science . 他上高中的时候外号叫“达尔文”，因为他对科学很感兴趣。
例句