christening

英 [ˈkrɪsnɪŋ]

美 [ˈkrɪsnɪŋ]

n.  (基督教的)洗礼
v.  (施洗时)为(某人)命名; 给(某人)施洗; 给…取名(或命名); 首次使用
christen的现在分词

复数：christenings　现在分词：christening　

BNC.19355 / COCA.23437

牛津词典

noun

• （基督教的）洗礼
  a Christian ceremony in which a baby is officially named and welcomed into the Christian Church

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 洗礼(基督教仪式，表示正式接纳新教徒，并为之命名)
  Achristeningis a Christian ceremony in which a baby is made a member of the Christian church and is officially given his or her name.
  1. ...my grand-daughter's christening.
     我孙女的洗礼
  2. ...a christening robe.
     受洗礼衣

英英释义

noun

• giving a Christian name at baptism

双语例句

• Why wasn't I invited to the christening?" she screamed. "
  她尖叫道，“为什么我没有收到洗礼邀请？”
• They were so happy that they decided to have a big festival for the baby's christening.
  他们真是太高兴了，因此决定为这小宝贝举行一个盛大的受洗仪式。
• The man who made the first nylon is dead, and he has left no record of what happened at the christening.
  造出第一批尼龙的那个人已经去世了，他没留下说明为啥这样命名的任何记录。
• Why wasn't I invited to the christening?
  为什么只有我没有被邀请参加典礼？
• She continued to forget him up to the time of the christening.
  她继续把他忘记，直到施洗礼的时候。
• A terrible quiet fell on the christening party which had been so cheerful only a moment before.
  不久前还充满着欢乐的受洗宴会，如今笼罩在一片可怕的沉寂中。
• And just as the bad witch had said at the christening, the spindle pricked the princess 'finger.
  这时，就像坏女巫在受洗仪式时所说的，纺锤刺破了公主的手指。
• Then, at a recent Christening, friends asked all the guests to bring something for the party: a cake or a plate of something savoury, a bottle of wine.
  这件事过后，我的两位朋友在近期给孩子举办了一次洗礼。他们要求所有的宾客都带上一样东西来参加聚会：一份蛋糕，一盘佳肴，或是一瓶葡萄酒。
• For a christening gift, a professional photographer for a child's portrait.
  洗礼时的礼物，请专业的摄影师为宝宝拍照。
• I could buy a charm bracelet, my old Christening standby, and add one or two charms with each birthday that comes.
  我可以买一个迷人的手镯，我用在洗礼仪式的老套备用品，在以后每次生日时再加上一或两个小饰品。