1. | （施洗时）为…命名；给…施洗to give a name to a baby at his or her baptism to welcome him or her into the Christian Church |
The child was christened Mary. 这孩子受洗时取名玛丽。 | |
Did you have your children christened? 你的孩子都受洗了吗？ |
2. | ~ sb/sth (+ noun) 给…取名（或命名）to give a name to sb/sth |
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”。 |
3. | (informal) ~ sth 首次使用to use sth for the first time |
