[N-COUNT 可数名词]绰号；诨号；外号 A nickname is an informal name for someone or something.
Red got his nickname for his red hair.
“红毛”的绰号源于他的红头发。
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[VERB 动词]给…起绰号；把…俗称为 If you nickname someone or something, you give them an informal name.
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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。
Which newspaper was once nicknamed The Thunderer?
哪家报纸一度被称为“怒吼者”？
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nick·name/ˈnɪkneɪm; NAmEˈnɪkneɪm/
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nicknamenicknamesnicknamednicknamingnounan informal, often humorous, name for a person that is connected with their real name, their personality or appearance, or with sth they have done 绰号；诨名；外号verb[often passive ]nicknamesb/sth + noun to give a nicknameto sb/sth 给…起绰号◆She was nicknamed ‘The Ice Queen’.她外号叫“冰上王后”。nick·name/ˈnɪkneɪm; NAmEˈnɪkneɪm/
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nicknamenick‧name /ˈnɪkneɪm/ ●○○ noun [countable]
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a name given to someone, especially by their friends or family, that is not their real name and is often connected with what they look like or something they have donenickname for We had nicknames for all the teachers. Stephen earned himself the nickname Hawkeye.► see thesaurus at
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—nickname verb [transitive]: She was nicknamed Sunny because of her happy nature.
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