| 词汇 | christened |
| 释义 | christened past simple and past participle ofchristen 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 communion confirm confirmation consecrate consecration litany liturgical liturgically liturgy Seder thanksgiving the Lord's Prayer unchristened unction unprogrammed 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 give/allow something full playidiom go into something go through gobble something up make capital out of somethingidiom recycle spare swallow tap turn over turn to someone/something turn/use something to good accountidiom unblock underuse Examples of christenedchristened In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This perspective has been christened with various terms, denoting specific aspects of each composer's practice. He adapted his new technology to all refuse and christened his invention a 'destructor'. The acting enzyme was christened indophenol oxidase (vital indophenolsynthese). Christened 'fullerenes', the new forms of carbon hold potential as both highly efficient structural materials, and as electric superconductors. And some service stations started to sell other goods besides car spares - a practice that a contemporary journalist christened 'monkey wrench merchandising'. 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. It was christened by economists some 50 years ago as "oligopoly"; that is, a mixture both of competition and of monopoly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That may not be the normal period of gestation, but the fact is that the child was born, and was christened here in this document. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was never christened because my father would not have me christened; that was dissent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, it might be described as conceived by him, nurtured by me and now christened by him today. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was so christened, notwithstanding that all the physical features that created it were made of red and white plastic. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be just the same as if the farm subsidies were to be christened a public eating right. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that this mode of procedure has now been christened and that it may have an effect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The researchers have christened that the "tsar effect" for obvious reasons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They grow up and are married in church, perhaps never having attended since they were christened or confirmed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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