2 using the
authority of sb/sth; as
a representative of
sb/sth ^ • #J fX $; ft rM: I arrest you in the
name of the law. it E it jff fft 0 3 used to give
a reason or an excuse for doing sth, often when what you are doing is wrong IA--23fa P:
crimes committed inXhe name
of religion XM
in 'name only officially recognized
but not existing in reality £X±; ^ He’s party
leader in name only. sb’s
name is 'mud (informal, usually humorous) used to say that sb
is not liked or popular because of sth they have done the name of the 'game (informal)
the most important aspect
of an activity; the most important quality needed for an activity j h]
H ft Jt W ft M: Hard work is the name
of the game if you want to succeed in business, ff KS ft ® ft- Hi , ®J put a 'name to sb/sth to know or remember
what sb/sth is called 11 ; iEft •••
: I recognize the tune but I can’t put a
name to it. jkffift fMft&nHft^To take sb’s name in
'vain to show a lack of
respect when using sb’s name - {humorous) Have you
been
taking my name in vain
again? f^Xftffeft ApE? (have
sth) to your name to have or own sth ft; |£#; t[£ jQ A ift £ ft : an
Olympic athlete with five gold medals to his name JlftcEikis
zfilji o She doesn’t have a
penny/cent to her name (= she is very poor). j&MfcfrJto . under the name (of) ... using a name that may
not be your real name ft • • • £ ^m ••• \U — more at answer v., big adj„ call y.,
DOG n., DROP V., LEND, MIDDLE NAME,
NAME V., REJOICE, ROSE n.
m verb 1 ~ sb/sth (after sb) (NAmE also) ~ sb/sth (for sb) to
give a name to sb/sth - PTZ71 call: [VN]
He was named after his father (= given his father’s
first name). ffe £ ft I® it A ft — # „ 0 [VN-N] They named their son
John. fMl in ) L If M 7ft ft ft PH h& Ib ■> 2 [VN] to say the name
of sb/sth & •• • |$ ft##; ^ ft ••• (ft ft ft PS771 identify : The victim has not yet been named. iFAtft&ftfftftffftlo 0 The missing man has
been named as James Kelly. A^#B$fi&iAAJSilf#r • p/ltA 0 Can you name all the
American states? #iijft||l
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names and titles
Names ft ft
Your name is
either your whole name or one part of your name. * name
©EJh ikftftftfft—gpfr: My name is Maria. f£fftftftnij®|j^3E0
o His name is Tom Smith. f&^ftftBi]$&ilt
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Your last name or family name (also called surname in BrE) is the name that all members of
your family share. * last name iX family name (
surname ) jfj&Eto
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Your first name/names {formal forename) is/are the name(s) your
parents gave you when you were born.
In BrE some people use the expression
Christian name(s) to refer to a person’s first name(s). * first name/names ( IE Aft
ill A forename ) IftftftHt AtBn' $£lftftfto A
ft Christian name(s)
first name(s) ( ft ft ) 0
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Your middle name(s) is/are any name your parents
gave you
other than the one that is placed first. The initial of this name is often used
as part of your name, especially in
fg-ftft^lftftft,,
iftftftlfttftfAMftftftlft- Sfltfh A3W!S: John T. Harvey ^ft • T. m Your full name is all your names, usually
in the order: first + middle + last name * full name i§##flit first + middle + last name
m A woman’s maiden name is the family name
she had before she got married. Some women keep this name
fW&) ft £ &% ? 3 [VN] to state sth exactly
; ft£5$ HU specify: Name your price.
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They’re engaged, but they haven’t yet named the day {= chosen the date for
their wedding). fMliT M T, ffl iEAfi!/E^piff
Hi, 0 Activities
available include squash, archery and swimming, to name but a few. 0f
ft-lfn&o 0 Chairs, tables, cabinets—you name it, she makes it (= she makes anything
you can imagine), ft ft „ ^ ft , flgf
m ft 4 ~ sb (as) sth | ~ sb
(to sth) to choose sb for a job or position fi
-pfr; f| fi HT71 nominate : [VN-N] I had no hesitation in naming him (as)
captain. A M. ft 3ft B fill fi # fife A PA „
0 [VN] When she
resigned, he was named to the committee in her place. ® AMltt A^
ITTT71 name and shame {BrE) to publish the names
of people or organizations who have done sth wrong or illegal name
names to give the names of the people involved in sth,
especially sth wrong or illegal f£ft, i#ft ( )
'name-calling noun [u] the act of using rude
or insulting words about sb #S§
name-check /’neimtjek/ noun an occasion when the
name of a person or thing is mentioned or included in a list #| fij £ "¥; M ft £ *¥: She started her speech by giving a
namecheck to all the people who had helped her.
'name day noun a day which is special for a Christian with a
particular name because it is the day which celebrates a saint with the same name £ 0 (
)
'name-dropping noun [u] (disapproving) the act of
mentioning the names of famous people you know or have met in order to impress
other people
A $1Aft it ► 'name-drop verb [V] — see
also DROP NAMES at DROP V.
name-less
/'neimlas/ adj. 1 [usually before noun] having no name; whose
name you do not know % tf]: a nameless grave ^ 0 thousands of nameless and faceless workers A ft ft 'A IK A W #)
X A 2 whose name is kept
secret | g W ; [it fft.
ffl ^ W Pin anonymous : a nameless source in the
government fl^ft&iJ — 0
a well-known
public figure
after they are married and
do not use their husband’s name. In
^ftt^fto mm,
ewt
Hillary
Rodham
Titles Kpli
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Mr (for both married and
unmarried men) KutUiffl
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Mrs (for married women) tGic
m Miss (for unmarried women)
Aft
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Ms (a title that some women prefer to use
as it does not distinguish between married and unmarried women)
tiflicItftHtiiff,
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Doctor, Professor, President,
Vice-President, Reverend (or Rev), etc. IMS, tSU-fe,
The
correct way to talk to someone is A:
■
first name, if you know them well K
Hello,
Maria.
TftfjNSU
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or title + surname Hello, Mr Brown. %
n, MAfto
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or Doctor (medical), Professor, etc. on its own
ft
Eft, mm-.
Thank you,
Doctor, mim, Mft0
This
is only used for a very limited number of titles, jib
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