vt.给…起绰号(nickname的过去式与过去分词形式);
例句:
His comrades had nicknamed him Jean the Jack-screw.
他的伙伴们替他起了个浑名,叫冉千斤.
Which newspaper was once nicknamed The Thunderer?
哪家报纸一度被称为“怒吼者”?
'The human sound-track'he nicknamed her in his own mind.
在心里他给她个绰号,就叫"人体录音带 ".