n (1)名字(稱)，姓名(word(s) by which a person，an animal，a thing or a place is called or known)[C]：a～to conjure with 鼎鼎大名;take sb's～in vain 濫用(褻瀆)某人(尤指上帝或有威望者)的名字;not have a penny to one's～一文不名;His～is Philip Stewart.他名叫菲利普·斯圖爾特。Fill in your～on the application form. 請在申請表上填上你的姓名。What's her～/the cat's～/the～of that river? 她/那只貓/那條河叫什么名字? No one of that～lives here. 這里住的沒有叫這個名字的人?！纪絫itle，term;
?(2)名譽(聲) (reputation;fame)[C，通常sing]：a(n) good/bad/ill～好/壞/惡名聲;a～for honesty/reliability/bravery/learning/workmanship 以誠實/可靠/勇敢/博學/精良的做工而著稱;He has a～as a novelist. 他作為一名小說家頗有聲望。His～is mud. 他名譽掃地。Give a dog a bad～(an ill～) and hang him. (prov) 給人強加惡名將毀人一生。(欲加之罪，何患無辭。)
?(3)著名的;有聲譽的(well-known;famous)[attrib](尤AmE)(sl)：a～band/company/actor/designer/brand 著名的樂隊/公司/演員/設(shè)計師/名牌;
?(4)名人(noted person)[C]：a great(big，famous)～in(of)history/medicine/science/show business/one's profession 史學界/醫(yī)學界/科學界/演藝界/自已所從事的行業(yè)中的名人;Several famous～s were invited to the party. 邀請了許多名人參加聚會。
?be sb's middle name(infml)突出特性;主要特征：Trouble is his middle～. 他生性憂慮。
?by name用(靠、按、憑)名字;名字叫……：He listed his pupils by～. 他列舉了他的學生的名字。Emilia was introduced not by～，but merely as a friend of Mrs Earl's. 在介紹伊米莉亞時根本沒提她叫什么名字，只說她是厄爾夫人的一位朋友。
?by/of the name of名叫……：A resident by the～of Brent made some astonishing statements. 一個名叫布倫特的居民發(fā)表了令人震驚的講話。Do you know a person of the～of Smith? 你認識一個叫史密斯的人嗎?
?enter one's name/put one's name down for sth 報名(登記);報名入(學校等)：He put his～down for the school football team. 他申請加入校足球隊。
?give one's name to sth 發(fā)明創(chuàng)造：He gave his～to a new model of car. 他發(fā)明了一種新型汽車。
?in name only 只在名義上：He was a ruler in～only. 他只是名義上的統(tǒng)治者。
?under the name of sth 用……的名字;以……的名義：She was a well-known and gifted authoress，who wrote under the～of Elizabeth. 她是個極有才氣的著名作家，筆名叫伊麗莎白。
?the name of the game 主要目的;最重要的方面：In fishing，patience is the～of the game.釣魚時，耐心最重要。
?in the name of sb/sth 1)代表……： Let me thank you in the～of us all. 讓我代表我們大家向你致謝。2)憑……的權(quán)威：Open the box， in the～of law. 打開箱子，我以法律的名義命令你。3)請……作證：What in the～of heaven are you doing here? 你究竟在干什么? 4)為了……：Please help us in the～of freedom! 看在自由的份上，幫幫我們吧!
?→′nameless adj 無名的;難以名狀的;′namely adv即，就是;name-day n 命名日;′name-dropping n 抬出名人顯要以提高自己身價的行為;′name-drop vi (談話中)抬出名人顯要以提高自已的身價;′name-part n 與劇名同名的角色;′name-plate n 名牌報(刊)名;′name-sake n 同名人(物);′name-tape n (衣服上)標有姓名的布條;
?v (1)給……取名(give sb/sth a name)[T+n，T+n+prep (after/AmE for)，C+n+n]：It is appropriately～ed. 這名字起得合適。Have they～ed the new baby yet? 他們給新生兒起名字了嗎? She was～ed after her mother. 她取的是她母親的名字。The mountain was～ed after the first person to reach its top. 這座高山是以第一個登上其頂峰的人的名字命名的。 She is a big old-fashioned cruiser，～ed for a queen. 這是一艘以一位皇后的名字命名的老式大游艇。 Winds are～ed for the direction from which they come. 風以其吹來的方向定名。What will you～the baby? 你準備給這孩子起個什么名字? He～ed the child Thomas. 他給那孩子起名叫托馬斯?！纪絚all，label，tag;
?(2)叫出……的名字，列舉(say or list the names of sb/sth)[T+n]：～ all the plants in the garden/all the oceans/the five senses/all the presidents of the United States 說出花園里所有植物/所有大洋/五種感覺/美國歷屆總統(tǒng)的名字;She could～every child in her class after only two days. 僅僅兩天之后她就可以說出她的班上每一個孩子的名字。She refused to～the man who insulted her. 她拒絕說出侮辱她的那個男人的名字。
?(3)指定，說出(state sth that is wanted)[T+n]：～ the price/a date/May 2 for one's wedding day開價/指定一個日子/擇定5月2日為自己的婚期;〖同〗suggest，mention，indicate，state;
?(4)提名，任命(nominate or appoint)[T+n，C+n+n，T+n+prep(for)，C+n+prep(as)]：He was～ed by the President.他是由總統(tǒng)任命的。be～ed coach of the football team/chancellor of the university;被任命為足球隊的教練/該大學的校長;～ed for the duty/directorship/position任命擔任這個工作/董事/職務(wù);～sb as president of the club任命某人做俱樂部主任;be～ed as the probable successor;很有希望被提名為接班人;〖同〗choose，appoint，nominate;
?name but a few 僅舉數(shù)例：Lots of boys were absent：Tom，Dick and Harry，to～but a few.許多男孩子缺席，湯姆、狄克、哈利，就說這幾個吧。
?name names 指出姓名來：He knew who had done it but wouldn't～names. 他知道是誰干的，但不愿指出姓名來。
?you name it (infml) 凡是你說(想)得出來的：You～it，I've written it. 你說得出的我都寫過。
?【用法】first name(AmE中通常為given name) 在講英語的國家里指出生時父母給起的名字。family name或surname是家族的姓氏。在BrE中有些人用Christian name取代first name。forename與first name同義，但為正式用語，常見于文件或各類申請表格。
?【辨異】name和title都可指人。name是簡單的常用詞，如：His name is John.(他叫約翰。) title指某人正式的稱號或頭銜，及書籍、樂曲等的標題或題目，如：He now has the title of Doctor. (他現(xiàn)在擁有了博士的頭銜。) A Tale of Two Cities is the title of a book. (《雙城記》是一本書的名字。)