nickname
英 ['nɪkneɪm]
美['nɪk'nem]
- n. 绰号；昵称
- vt. 给……取绰号；叫错名字
考试真题
- Although many of Hills dale's students came from wealthy households, by the late 1990 average test scores were sliding and it had earned the unaffectionate nickname (绰号) "Hills jail.
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- They called each other by unaffectionate nicknames.
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- They even had an affectionate nickname, "uccelli di passaggio, " birds of passage.
2013年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ