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christen

C1 verb

christen /ˈkɹɪsən/ nghĩa là rửa tội

Các nghĩa

  1. rửa tội

    To perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize.

    transitive

    The new baby was christened at the village church.

  2. đặt tên

    To name.

    broadly · transitive

    I christen this ship the Bonny Barnacle.

    1684-1690, Thomas Burnet, Sacred Theory of the Earth Christen the thing what you will.

  3. dùng lần đầu

    To use for the first time.

    colloquial

    I christened my new boots today with a walk in the snow.

    Foo Fighters, the Pretenders, and Alex G christened Portland’s newest music venue Friday night, and it was a show for the ages.

  4. tưới, vẩy (máu, nước tiểu, nước mắt...)

    To douse or wet with blood, urine, tears, or other liquid.

    informal

    I christened the facilities, shrugged into my windbreaker, and met Dolan at his door.

    Being christened by a urinating bare-bottomed newborn is almost a rite of passage of parenthood.

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