nickname /ˈnɪkˌneɪm/ CET6 TEM4 ( nicknaming, nicknamed, nicknames )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A nickname is an informal name for someone or something. 绰号

  例：

  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

  例：

  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”。