n. 1.诨名，绰号。 2.教名 (Christian name) 的略称，爱称〔如称 Elizabeth 为 Bess, 称 Robert 为 Bob〕。 vt. 1.给…加诨名，给…起绰号；用诨名[爱称]称呼。 2.〔罕用语〕误称。
a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person''s given name); "Joe''s mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry''s nickname was Slim" 同义词：moniker, cognomen, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname,
a descriptive name for a place or thing; "the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides''"
give a nickname to 同义词：dub,
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name",. or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name.
例句与用法
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He resents being called by his nickname . 他忌讳人家叫他的外号。
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He was rabbit-toothed and was nicknamed bunny . 他长了一口兔牙，绰号叫邦尼。
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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。
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You may choose to sign only your first name or a nickname you use with that reader . 你还是可以只签你与收信人打交道常用的名字或爱称。
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His immaculate appearance gave him the nickname of "the dude" among some . 他那一尘不染的外表，使他在有些人之中赢得了“花花公子”的浑名。
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Babbs, however, did not believe in nicknames and sternly called the president "franklin. " 可是，巴布斯不喜欢叫绰号，死死板板地称呼总统“富兰克林。”
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Nicknames were certainly an important part of his humor and the game of nicknames brightened his day . 起绰号无疑是他的幽默感的一个重要组成部分，起绰号的游戏为他的生活增添了乐趣。
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Behind his back other people attributed it to beer, some even going so far as to nickname him the "tank" . 可是背着他，人家却说这是因为喝多了啤酒。甚至还有人给他取了个诨号，叫他“汽油桶”。
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It had by then begun nicknaming the british systems after german cities, partly for ease of reference, partly for security . 当时它开始以德国的城市命名英国的密码系统，一半是为了便于对照，一半是为了保密。
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Missy was not amused at this nickname because she was a good catholic and didn't like clowning around about her religion . 米丝不认为这个绰号有趣，因为她是一个虔诚的天主教徒，不喜欢别人拿她信仰的宗教开玩笑。
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