christen

動詞

1. 1

   施洗、受洗命名常用被動

   The baby was christened in the village church last Sunday.

   那個嬰兒上週日在村裡的教堂受洗。

2. 2

   命名、取名

   They christened their daughter after her grandmother.

   他們用祖母的名字為女兒命名。

3. 3

   命名、舉行命名儀式

   The new ship was christened with a bottle of champagne.

   這艘新船以一瓶香檳舉行了命名儀式。

4. 4

   初次使用、啟用口語

   We christened the new grill with steaks on Saturday night.

   我們週六晚上烤了幾塊牛排，算是啟用了新烤爐。