| 单词 | dub |
| 释义 | dub (once / 1129 pages) 1nv 2v 3v If your brother is obsessive about doing the laundry, then you might dub him the "Scion of the Spin Cycle" or the "Dean of Detergent," meaning you’ve given him a funny nickname that’s inspired by his personal quirks. The verb dub traces back to the French word adober, meaning “equip with armor,” and originally referred to making someone a knight. Dub still carries that meaning, although now it's more likely to describe the giving out of titles of a different kind. Use this word when you give someone a playful nickname or an unofficial title based on some notable characteristic the person has, like dubbing your sister the "Queen of Shoes." WORD FAMILYdub: dubbed, dubbing, dubs+/dubbing: dubbings USAGE EXAMPLESThis year's Donate Life parade float is styled after a Polynesian catamaran and dubbed "Teammates in Life." Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) Circuit — oftentimes dubbed the second-most powerful court in the country. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Skype debuted its own set of icons, dubbed Emoticons, around the November release of Marvel’s “Doctor Strange.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1n the new sounds added by dubbing Hyper auditory sensation, sound the subjective sensation of hearing something 2v provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language 2Hyper synchronise, synchronize make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action v raise (someone) to knighthood 3Syn|Hyper knight ennoble, entitle, gentle give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility v give a nickname to Syn|Hyper nickname call, name assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to |
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