英汉词典

1. 绰号;诨号;外号
    A nickname is an informal name for someone or something.

    e.g. Red got his nickname for his red hair.
           “红毛”的绰号源于他的红头发。

2. 给…起绰号;把…俗称为
    If you nickname someone or something, you give them an informal name.

    e.g. When he got older I nicknamed him Little Alf...
           当他大一点时，我给他起了个“小阿尔夫”的绰号。
    e.g. Which newspaper was once nicknamed The Thunderer?
           哪家报纸一度被称为“怒吼者”？