pet name

英 [ˈpet neɪm]

美 [ˈpet neɪm]

n.  昵称; 爱称

牛津词典

noun

• 昵称；爱称
  a name you use for sb instead of their real name, as a sign of affection

柯林斯词典

• 昵称；爱称
  Apet nameis a special name that you use for a close friend or a member of your family instead of using their real name.

英英释义

noun

• a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix)
  1. `Billy' is a hypocorism for `William'
  Synonym:hypocorism

双语例句

• Her car's pet name is Betsy.
  百喜是她的车子的昵称。
• -What is your pet pig's name?
  你的宠物猪叫什么名字？
• Just started you to shout "pet name" time, my first came out.
  刚开始你在喊“爱称”的时候，我第一个出来了。
• All his family members call his pet name& Xiaoju.
  家里人都叫他的小名&小举。
• He addressed her by her pet name.
  他用她的昵称称呼她。
• Give your new pet a name!
  给你的宠物起个新名字吧！
• Teddy was her pet name for him.
  泰迪是她给他起的爱称。
• This paper aims to carry on a new exploration about translation from the field of "pet name".
  本文主要从昵称这一领域对翻译学进行一次新探讨。
• I'll get a pet, and name him Pete.
  我得到一个宠物，给它取名叫Pete。
• Tom is the pet name of Thomas.
  汤姆是托马斯的爱称。