| 单词 | name |
| 释义 | name (neɪm ) Word forms: names , naming , named 1. countable noun [usually with poss] A1 The name of a person, place, or thing is the word or group of words that is used to identify them. 'What's his name?'—'Peter.' I don't even know if Sullivan's his real name. They changed the name of the street. Synonyms: title, nickname, designation, appellation [formal] 2. verb B1 When you name someone or something, you give them a name, usually at the beginning of their life. My mother insisted on naming me Horace. [VERB noun noun] ...a man named John T. Benson. [VERB-ed] He won his first race on the aptly named 'Never Say Die'. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: call, christen, baptize, dub 3. verb If you name someone or something after another person or thing, you give them the same name as that person or thing. Why have you not named any of your sons after yourself? [V n + after] 4. verb B1+ If you name someone, you identify them by stating their name. It's nearly thirty years since a journalist was jailed for refusing to name a source. [VERB noun] One of the victims of the weekend's snowstorm has been named as twenty-year-old John Barr. [be VERB-ed + as] 5. verb If you name something such as a price, time, or place, you say what you want it to be. Call Marty, tell him to name his price. [VERB noun] 6. verb If you name the person for a particular job, you say who you want to have the job. The England manager will be naming a new captain. [VERB noun] When the chairman retired, McGovern was named as his successor. [be VERB-ed + as] Early in 1941 he was named commander of the Afrika Korps. [be VERB-ed noun] 7. countable noun [usually singular] B2 You can refer to the reputation of a person or thing as their name. He had a name for good judgement. [+ for] She's never had any drug problems or done anything to give jazz a bad name. Synonyms: reputation, character, honour, fame 8. countable noun [oft adjective NOUN] You can refer to someone as, for example, a famous name or a great name when they are well-known. [journalism] ...some of the most famous names in modelling and show business. [+ in] ...top names such as Nike, Levi's, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. 9. See also assumed name, big name, brand name, Christian name, code name, first name, given name, maiden name, middle name, pet name 10. in sb's name/in the name of sb phrase B2 If something is in someone's name, it officially belongs to them or is reserved for them. The house is in my husband's name. A double room had been reserved for him in the name of Muller. 11. in the name of sb/in sb's name phrase If someone does something in the name of a group of people, they do it as the representative of that group. In the United States the majority governs in the name of the people. She accepted the gift in the name of the charity. 12. in the name of sth phrase If you do something in the name of an ideal or an abstract thing, you do it in order to preserve or promote that thing. A political leader risked his own power in the name of the greater public good. She sometimes felt sickened by the things people did in the name of business. 13. in the name of sb/in the name of sth phrase People sometimes use expressions such as 'in the name of heaven' or 'in the name of humanity' to add emphasis to a question or request. [emphasis] What in the name of heaven's going on? In the name of humanity, I ask the government to reappraise this important issue. 14. in all but name phrase [usu n/adj PHR, PHRASE with cl] If you say that a situation exists in all but name, you mean that it is not officially recognized even though it exists. ...the group, which is now a political party in all but name. It's the end of the doctrine in all but name. 15. by name phrase B2 When you mention someone or something by name, or address someone by name, you use their name. He greets customers by name and enquires about their health. 16. by name/by the name of something phrase You can use by name or by the name of when you are saying what someone is called. [formal] Canute did have a son, Harthacanute by name. This guy, Jack Smith, does he go by the name of Jackal? 17. call sb names phrase If someone calls you names, they insult you by saying unpleasant things to you or about you. At my last school they called me names because I was so slow. They had called her rude names. 18. the name of the game phrase If you say that something is the name of the game, you mean that it is the most important aspect of a situation. [informal] Family values are suddenly the name of the game. The name of the game is survival. 19. to lend your name to something phrase [VERB inflects, PHRASE noun] If you lend your name to something such as a cause or project, you support it. He had political points of view and lent his name to a lot of causes. 20. make a name for oneself/make one's name phrase If you make a name for yourself or make your name as something, you become well-known for that thing. She was beginning to make a name for herself as a portrait photographer. [+ as] He made his name with several collections of short stories. 21. name names phrase If you name names, you identify the people who have done something, often something wrong. Nobody was prepared to risk prosecution by actually naming names. 22. name and shame phrase If something such as a newspaper or an official body names and shames people who have performed badly or who have done something wrong, it identifies those people by name. The government will also name and shame the worst performing airlines. 23. in name only phrase If you say that a situation exists in name only, you mean that it does not have the status or position that it claims to have. Many of the groups exist in name only. He is commander-in-chief in name only. 24. you name it phrase You say you name it, usually after or before a list, to indicate that you are talking about a very wide range of things. Pickled cucumbers, jam, pickled berries, tomatoes; you name it, they've got it. I also enjoy windsurfing, tennis, racquetball, swimming, you name it. 25. a name to conjure with phrase [NOUN inflects, verb-link PHRASE] If you say that the name of a particular person or organization is a name to conjure with, you mean that that person or organization is very important and influential in the field you are discussing. Quotations: What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweetRomeo and Juliet Idioms: make a name for yourself to become famous or well-known as a result of doing a particular thing Diane Abbott has made a name for herself as a hardworking MP. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers the name of the game the most important aspect of an activity or situation In the current economic climate, survival is the name of the game. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a name to conjure with [mainly British] a person or thing that is very important, influential, or memorable His partners are serious about his potential as a name to conjure with in the scent market. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers not have a penny to your name or not have a cent to your name to have very little money He didn't have a penny to his name. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers someone's name is mud said to mean that someone has said or done something which has made them very unpopular with a particular group of people His name has been mud at the Telegraph since he left to work for a rival newspaper. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers take God's name in vain or take the Lord's name in vain to use God's name disrespectfully, especially by swearing He persevered, and always gently corrected us when we took the Lord's name in vain. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers take someone's or something's name in vain to use another person's or a thing's name for your own purposes in an inappropriate or disrespectful way Let's remember that what we do from this point is being done in the name of justice. Let's not take her name in vain. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: different name He has run his own little business for decades, and over the years he has established different names for different projects, each with different accounts. Times, Sunday Times (2006) In a career that spanned nine decades she sold more than a million books, many written under different pen names. Times, Sunday Times (2013) And at least neither of them has to remember a different name in the heat of the moment. The Sun (2014) In the past, some of the most successful companies (and brands) had generic names. THE 22 IMMUTABLE LAWS OF BRANDING (2002) If your medicine has a name which you are unable to find in the index, contact your dispensing chemist and ask for its generic name. The Medicine Chest - your family's guide to prescription drugs (1988) By definition a common or generic name is not unique. THE 22 IMMUTABLE LAWS OF BRANDING (2002) The selectors were due to name a replacement today. Times, Sunday Times But he said he would not be rushed into naming a replacement. The Sun The company said yesterday that it was edging closer to naming a replacement. Times, Sunday Times It has not named a replacement. Times, Sunday Times Flood was named his replacement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Instead, he may name a successor but retain his grip from behind the scenes. Times,Sunday Times The bank has yet to name a successor. Times,Sunday Times The president said yesterday he hoped to name a successor by the end of this week. Times, Sunday Times By the law on succession, the throne automatically passed to the first son of the monarch: an emperor 'could not name his successor'. The Times Literary Supplement In her final weeks she refused to eat, to be ministered to by a chaplain, to go to bed, or - most momentously - to name a successor. The Times Literary Supplement Police appealed to the public not to name the suspect on social media. The Sun They refused to name the suspect. Times, Sunday Times He declined to name the suspect. Houston Chronicle There needs to be clarity, so police know whether they have the option to name a suspect if they need to. The Sun Officials did not name the suspect. Times, Sunday Times Often just by ordering a name plaque for his house. The Sun A drape covered the original name plaque over the entrance and the doors remained closed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each tree has a name plaque attached. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This encompassed many things, from individual named plaques for the players to state-of-the-art medical and recovery equipment. Times, Sunday Times Mounted on a shaped wooden mount, it possesses 14 silver name plaques of winners between 1901 and 1928. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both have name recognition, but not much street cred. Times, Sunday Times Without name recognition, there can be no hype. Times, Sunday Times Conservative headquarters monitors candidate performance by using polls to measure name recognition. Times, Sunday Times Her name recognition alone should guarantee it robust ratings, however, and plenty of exposure on talk shows. Times, Sunday Times At this stage, polls are more likely to reflect name recognition and should not be taken too seriously. Times, Sunday Times He didn't have a name tag or microchip when we found each other. The Sun I know that because she was wearing a name tag. The Sun Everyone wears a name tag and anyone can be approached. Times, Sunday Times Plus, of course, an entirely unnecessary name tag. Times, Sunday Times As for the name tag, surely he's beyond that? Times, Sunday Times Most editions published today omit the name. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After a two-year inquiry, the commission's findings ran to 38 pages and omitted the names of key individuals who ran the charity, made decisions and were accused of misconduct. Times,Sunday Times We apologise for omitting his name in early editions. Times, Sunday Times At his discretion, the editor chose to omit their names. The Star (South Africa) Only a summary of the report was published and it omitted the names of prisons. Times, Sunday Times Like most of the ships of her class, she was not originally named, and known only by her designation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The mountain was originally named but was later changed to. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its synthesis, as shown below, used glyoxal and formaldehyde in ammonia to form imidazole (or glyoxaline, as it was originally named). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The school was originally named after a settlement in the area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Originally named for its length, modern mapping shows it to be nearly ten miles long. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She disappeared before we'd even learned how to pronounce her name. The Sun In his class no one could pronounce his name. Times, Sunday Times There's some debate about how to pronounce his name. The Sun Yet people still do not know how to pronounce his name. Times, Sunday Times Does it help if you can pronounce the name? Times, Sunday Times Yet another example of a perfectly proper name being discarded at the throne of the marketing department. Times, Sunday Times Over the next few years the sight of 'unmanned autonomous vehicles', to give them their proper name, delivering takeaways or parcels could become common. Times, Sunday Times We don't give it its proper name, so we're tempted to think we've overcome it when really we've just driven it underground. Christianity Today First, let's call them by their proper name: drinks trolleys. Times, Sunday Times But it was the first time we called things by their proper name. Times, Sunday Times But he ran into all sorts of problems when he tried to register the name. Times, Sunday Times It took me some seconds to register the name. Times, Sunday Times All you could do yesterday was register your name and detail which tickets you want to buy. The Sun It was said to be possible to register a name while pretending to be someone else, and then leave bogus contact details - for example premium phone rate numbers. Times, Sunday Times Register your name, date of birth and email, start entering codes and you're off. The Sun I can't even remember the name of the disease where you can't remember anything. The Sun He could well be the next hotshot to make it big from non-league, so remember the name. The Sun By month four, she can barely remember his name. Times, Sunday Times Think you can almost, but not quite, remember the name of a website? Times, Sunday Times He gave me my own little piece of history, gave people a reason, even all these years on, to remember my name. Times, Sunday Times The presidential bodyguards wear his shirt and shout his name. Times, Sunday Times More people shout his name. Times, Sunday Times When they wake me in the night to give me my medication, they shout my name and shine a light in my eyes. The Times Literary Supplement I heard him shout my name and was shocked to see him. The Sun Scalpers holding tickets shout her name in the nearby pedestrian underpass. Globe and Mail On the right side are blanks to be filled in, and a place to sign your name. Christianity Today Sign your name and print it underneath the signature. Times, Sunday Times Though right-handed, he practised until he could sign his name left-handed, writing it backwards. Times,Sunday Times Getting him to sign his name on a piece was a major mission in itself. ST But there are thrills in store, too, when you sign your name twice. The Sun How will he sign on if he can't spell his name? The Sun Even his date of birth and the characters to spell his name are disputed. Times, Sunday Times I also have a vague hope that this might be the year that the knowledge of how to spell my name reaches a critical threshold. Times,Sunday Times The manager asks him to spell his name. Times,Sunday Times I have just got to get the local press to spell my name right. Times, Sunday Times Delirious, repeating an unfamiliar name over and over, he was removed to a local hospital. The Times Literary Supplement There will be some unfamiliar names on the bench. Times, Sunday Times Each week, he played among the buttercups and cast a curious eye on the unfamiliar names around him. Smithsonian Mag Unfamiliar names and alien geographies, a missed date and a moment's abstraction leave you wondering how on earth we got from there to here. Times, Sunday Times Suddenly, we are watching matches full of unfamiliar names and countries who inspire no strong feelings of partisanship. Times, Sunday Times Luck links you to a well-known name in the sports world. The Sun Also, if they get a big order from a well-known name they will put them in front of you. Times, Sunday Times He was not, however, a particularly well-known name, and neither was he entirely satisfied with what he was doing. Times, Sunday Times If you are single, new love has a well-known name. The Sun Like-minded personalities are those who find that a well-known name often helps. The Sun It denied that it had deliberately withheld the names of companies. Times, Sunday Times He called for a review of the law, including withholding the names of accused people or identifying the accusers. The Sun To protect him, we have withheld his name. Christianity Today It was difficult to conceive of a situation where both holding a trial in secret and withholding the names of the defendants could be justified. Times, Sunday Times Other forces withheld the names of sanctioned officers. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 名字 Japanese: 名前 |
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