christen

动词

1. 1

   施洗、受洗命名常用被动

   The baby was christened in the village church last Sunday.

   那个婴儿上周日在村里的教堂受洗。

2. 2

   命名、取名

   They christened their daughter after her grandmother.

   他们用祖母的名字为女儿命名。

3. 3

   命名、举行命名仪式

   The new ship was christened with a bottle of champagne.

   这艘新船以一瓶香槟举行了命名仪式。

4. 4

   初次使用、启用口语

   We christened the new grill with steaks on Saturday night.

   我们周六晚上烤了几块牛排，算是启用了新烤炉。