| 词汇 | christen |
| 释义 | christen verb[ T ] uk /ˈkrɪs.ən/ us /ˈkrɪs.ən/ christenverb[T] (GIVE NAME)to give a baby a name at a Christian ceremony and make him or her a member of the Christian Church: 为…施洗礼;（施洗礼时）给…命名 She's being christened in June.她将在6月受洗礼。 [ + noun ]She was christened Maria.她受洗时取名为玛丽亚。 to give a person a name based on a characteristic that they have: 给…起绰号（或雅号） We christened him "Slowcoach" because he took so long to do anything.我们给他起了个绰号叫“慢车”，因为他干什么都要花很长时间。 Religious ceremonies & prayers alleluia amen anoint anointed anointment confirm confirmation consecrate consecration dedicate liturgical liturgically liturgy thanksgiving the Lord's Prayer the Lord's Supper unchristened unction unprogrammed vespers You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Names and titles christenverb[T] (USE FIRST)informal to use something for the first time: 首次使用;启用 I'm going to christen my new walking boots on Saturday.我打算星期六开始穿我那双新的步行靴。 Using and misusing adopt adoption avail avail yourself of something be/go heavy on somethingidiom exhaust go into something go through gobble something up make capital out of somethingidiom max spare spent swallow tap turn to someone/something turn/use something to good accountidiom unblock underuse underused christen | American Dictionarychristen verb[ T ] us/ˈkrɪs·ən/ to call a person, esp. a baby, a Christian through the ceremony of baptism and by naming the person: The parents christened their second child Maria. If a ship is christened, it is officially given its name: The First Lady christened the ship, “USS Arizona.” If you christen something new, you use it for the first time: I’m going to christen my new golf clubs this week. christeningnoun[ C ]us/ˈkrɪs·ə·nɪŋ/ We celebrated the christening of my boss’s new baby in grand style. Examples of christenchristen We christened the first week of the survey ' the blitz ', during which we stormed through the sites obtaining preliminary information on the status of all the cases in the sample. I have christened this scheme "life-link"or"life-line" if, for no other reason than that one must have a name for it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was christened in those days "the baby elephant", the one who had a lot of guts and go but not much skill! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As a matter of fact, the cradle and christening robe are bought for the first child, and generally used for all subsequent children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was not a little pleased to see the form of words by which the assembly is now being christened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have come now, however, to the christening stage; we have to give the scheme a name. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She celebrated by christening it with red ribbon—note that it was red and not blue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have been a wedding, a christening or a meeting of friends—a celebration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I had a sister who was christened there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps that is not the proper word to use, because normally when we are christened we are unconscious of the occasion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When a christening ceremony comes along, parents have to pay a tax on the little hat that the child wears. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They first christened it a prestige programme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I christened him our "pathfinder". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I particularly relished for its phraseology, if not for its accuracy, the comment of one of my friends who said that the series should have been re-christened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Actually, a baby can have an identity card as soon as its birth has been registered, and its birth can be registered before it has been christened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of christen These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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