christened
past simple and past participle ofchristen
| 单词 | christened |
| 释义 | christened past simple and past participle ofchristen christen verb[T] uk/ˈkrɪs.ən/us/ˈkrɪs.ən/christenverb[T](GIVE NAME)to give ababyanameat aChristianceremonyand make him or her amemberof theChristianChurch: She's being christened inJune. [+ noun]She was christened Maria. to give apersonanamebasedon acharacteristicthat they have: We christened him "Slowcoach" because he took solongto do anything. Religious ceremonies & prayers
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Names and titles christenverb[T](USE FIRST)informal to use something for the firsttime: I'm going to christen my newwalkingbootsonSaturday. Using and misusing
Examplesofchristenedchristened In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This perspective has beenchristenedwith various terms, denoting specific aspects of each composer's practice. From theCambridge English Corpus He adapted his new technology to all refuse andchristenedhis invention a 'destructor'. From theCambridge English Corpus The acting enzyme waschristenedindophenol oxidase (vital indophenolsynthese). From theCambridge English Corpus Christened'fullerenes', the new forms of carbon hold potential as both highly efficient structural materials, and as electric superconductors. From theCambridge English Corpus And some service stations started to sell other goods besides car spares - a practice that a contemporary journalistchristened'monkey wrench merchandising'. From theCambridge English Corpus Wechristenedthe first week of the survey ' the blitz ', during which we stormed through the sites obtaining preliminary information on the status of all the cases in the sample. From theCambridge English Corpus It waschristenedby economists some 50 years ago as "oligopoly"; that is, a mixture both of competition and of monopoly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That may not be the normal period of gestation, but the fact is that the child was born, and waschristenedhere in this document. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I was neverchristenedbecause my father would not have mechristened; that was dissent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, it might be described as conceived by him, nurtured by me and nowchristenedby him today. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was sochristened, notwithstanding that all the physical features that created it were made of red and white plastic. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be just the same as if the farm subsidies were to bechristeneda public eating right. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that this mode of procedure has now beenchristenedand that it may have an effect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The researchers havechristenedthat the "tsar effect" for obvious reasons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They grow up and are married in church, perhaps never having attended since they werechristenedor confirmed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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