nicknames是什么意思？

nicknames

• n. 绰号，诨名，昵称( nickname的名词复数 )；

例句

• 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. ”
• He tried to amuse her by calling her the affectionate nicknames " Dark Sweetie " and " Miss Chocolate. " 方鸿渐要博鲍小姐欢心,便把 “ 黑甜 ” 、 “ 朱古力小姐 ” 那些亲昵的称呼告诉她.
• The other children taunted him with nicknames. 其他的孩子用绰号取笑他.
• Nicknames may only contain letters, numbers, dashes and underscores. 昵称只能包含字母 、 数字 、 短划线和下划线.
• Nicknames are liberally bestowed in classrooms and workplaces to tell people apart. 为了加以区分,在学校或单位很多场合人们常常叫外号.

英语四级真题

They called each other by unaffectionate nicknames.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  绰号;诨号;外号
  A nickname is an informal name for someone or something.
  例句
  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 you nickname someone or something, you give them an informal name.
  例句
  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”？