nicknaming
vt. 給…起綽號(nickname的現在分詞形式)
A nickname is an informal name for someone or something.
Red got his nickname for his red hair.
“紅毛”的綽號源於他的紅頭髮。
If you nickname someone or something, you give them an informal name.
When he got older I nicknamed him Little Alf...
當他大一點時,我給他起了個“小阿爾夫”的綽號。
Which newspaper was once nicknamed The Thunderer?
哪家報紙一度被稱為“怒吼者”?