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单词 christen
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christen
verb[T]
uk
/ˈkrɪs.ən/us
/ˈkrɪs.ən/

christenverb[T](GIVE NAME)

to give ababyanameat aChristianceremonyand make him or her amemberof theChristianChurch:
为…施洗礼；（施洗礼时）给…命名
She's being christened inJune.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 apersonanamebasedon acharacteristicthat they have:
给…起绰号（或雅号）
We christened him "Slowcoach" because he took solongto 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。
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christenverb[T](USE FIRST)

informal
to use something for the firsttime:
首次使用；启用
I'm going to christen my newwalkingbootsonSaturday.我打算星期六开始穿我那双新的步行靴。
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  • exhaust
  • gobblesomethingup
  • make capital out ofsomethingidiom
  • max
  • max out
  • mine a rich seam ofsomethingidiom
  • spare
  • spent
  • swallow
  • tap
  • turn over
  • turn tosomeone/something
  • turn/usesomethingto good accountidiom
  • unblock
  • underuse
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(Definition ofchristenfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

christen| American Dictionary

christen
verb[T]
us
/ˈkrɪs·ən/
tocallaperson,esp. ababy, aChristianthrough theceremonyofbaptismand bynamingtheperson:
TheparentschristenedtheirsecondchildMaria.
If ashipis christened, it isofficiallygivenitsname:
The FirstLadychristened theship, “USSArizona.”
If you christen something new, you use it for the firsttime:
I’m going to christen my newgolfclubsthisweek.

christening

noun[C]us
/ˈkrɪs·ə·nɪŋ/
Wecelebratedthe christening of my boss’s newbabyingrandstyle.
(Definition ofchristenfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofchristen

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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.
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I have christened this scheme "life-link"or"life-line" if, for no other reason than that one must have a name for it.
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I was christened in those days "the baby elephant", the one who had a lot of guts and go but not much skill!
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As a matter of fact, the cradle and christening robe are bought for the first child, and generally used for all subsequent children.
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I was not a little pleased to see the form of words by which the assembly is now being christened.
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We have come now, however, to the christening stage; we have to give the scheme a name.
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She celebrated by christening it with red ribbon—note that it was red and not blue.
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They have been a wedding, a christening or a meeting of friends—a celebration.
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I had a sister who was christened there.
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Perhaps that is not the proper word to use, because normally when we are christened we are unconscious of the occasion.
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When a christening ceremony comes along, parents have to pay a tax on the little hat that the child wears.
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They first christened it a prestige programme.
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I christened him our "pathfinder".
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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.
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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.
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