dub

Word family

dub1 /dʌb/ verb (dubbed, dubbing) [transitiveT]

1 NAME OF A PERSONto give something or someone a name that describes them in some way 把…称为，给…起绰号 → label, name

be dubbed something

The body, thousands of years old, was found in the Alps and dubbed ‘The Iceman’.

这具千年古尸发现于阿尔卑斯山，被称为 “冰人”。

2 SLLAMto change the original spoken language of a film or television programme into another language 为〔电影或电视节目〕配音

be dubbed into something

a British film dubbed into French

一部用法语配音的英国影片

n Grammar

Dub is usually passive in meanings 1 and 2.

3. especially British EnglishBrETCR to make a record out of two or more different pieces of music or sound mixed together 混合录音

4. American EnglishAmE to copy a recording from a tape or CD onto another tape 〔由磁带、激光唱片〕复制，复录

5. PGOif a king or queen dubs someone, they give the title of knight to that person in a special ceremony 封…为爵士

Examples from the Corpus

dub• Diana, who dubbed Camilla the Rottweiler, no longer cares.• Johnson was dubbed "Magic" while playing high school basketball.• The program to distribute Thanksgiving turkeys was dubbed "Operation Gobble."• Vic hadn't decided whether to dub or not.• Griner uses it for dubbing recorded music and transferring certain selections to cassette tapes.• The two men had such a reputation for drug abuse that they were dubbed "The Toxic Twins."