chris·ten
verb/ˈkrɪsn/
/ˈkrɪsn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they christen | /ˈkrɪsn/ /ˈkrɪsn/ |
| he / she / it christens | /ˈkrɪsnz/ /ˈkrɪsnz/ |
| past simple christened | /ˈkrɪsnd/ /ˈkrɪsnd/ |
| past participle christened | /ˈkrɪsnd/ /ˈkrɪsnd/ |
| -ing form christening | /ˈkrɪsnɪŋ/ /ˈkrɪsnɪŋ/ |
- to give a name to a baby at their baptism to welcome them into the Christian Church
在婴儿洗礼时给他们起名字，以欢迎他们加入基督教会 - christen somebody + noun The child was christened Mary.
这孩子受洗时取名玛丽。 - christen somebody Did you have your children christened?
你的孩子都受洗了吗？
- christen somebody + noun The child was christened Mary.
- christen somebody/something (+ noun) to give a name to somebody/something
命名；给…取名 - This area has been christened ‘Britain's last wilderness’.
这个地区被命名为“英国最后的荒野”。 - They christened the boat ‘Oceania’.
他们把这条船命名为“大洋洲号”。
- This area has been christened ‘Britain's last wilderness’.
- christen something (informal) to use something for the first time
首次使用 - Let's go for a long walk and I'll christen my new walking boots.
我们去散散步吧，我会给我的新步行靴命名。
- Let's go for a long walk and I'll christen my new walking boots.
Word OriginOld English crīstnian ‘make Christian’, from crīsten ‘Christian’, from Latin Christianus, from Christus ‘Christ’.