nickname
n
familiar or humorous name given to a person instead of or as well as his real name, often a short form of the real name, or a referenceto the person's character, etc 爱称; 绰号; 诨名; 外号
Harold's nickname was Harry. 哈罗德的昵称是哈里.
As he was always cheerful he had the nickname `Smiler'. 他总是快快乐乐的, 因而得了个外号叫`乐乐'. nickname, v [Tn, Cn.n esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
give a nickname to (sb) 给(某人)起绰号
He was nicknamed Shorty because he was so tall! 因为他很高, 就给他起个外号叫`矮子'.
Carl, what does quake mean, as in the word earthquake?
卡尔,earthquake这个词中的“quake”是什么意思?
Yes, very hard. Years of hard work, very little food, only a small cold room to live in and never a moment's rest.
是的,境况很不好。多年劳累,食不果腹,斗室寒舍,从无休息。
My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.