christen
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T When a baby is christened, he or she is given a name during the Christian ceremony of baptism. Compare . 爲(wèi)…在洗禮時(shí)取名[usu passive]
She was born in March and christened in June. 她3月份出生，6月洗禮時(shí)取了名。
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christen /?kr?s?n/ (christening,christened,christens)
劍橋詞典
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(wèi)…施洗禮；（施洗禮時(shí)）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(shí)取名爲(wèi)瑪麗亞。
to give a person a name based on a characteristic that they have
給…起綽號(hào)（或雅號(hào)）
We christened him "Slowcoach" because he took so long to do anything. 我們給他起了個(gè)綽號(hào)叫“慢車”，因爲(wèi)他乾什麼都要花很長(zhǎng)時(shí)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(kāi)始穿我那雙新的步行靴。 返回 christen