The boy was named Tom after his grandfather.

这小孩按他祖父的名字被起名为汤姆.

《简明英汉词典》

The boy is named for [ after ] his grandfather.

这男孩是以祖父的名字 起名 儿的.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

I know they call the Red Sea red because the plankton make it look really red.

我听说人们所以把红海起名为红海,就是因为浮游生物把海水映红了的缘故.

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I name the male Arthur after the legendary monarch who loved falconry.

我给雄性游隼起名为亚瑟,是以传说中喜欢训练猎鹰的那位君主的名字命名的.

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They named their son William, but we call him Bill.

他们给他们的儿子起名威廉, 但我们叫他比尔.

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They named him Richard, but we call him Dick.

他们给他起名里查德, 但我们叫他迪克.

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Mom named the new baby Sarah.

妈妈给新孩子起名为莎拉.

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So he re - named himself Irving Berlin.

因此他给自己重新起名为欧文?伯林.

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They named him Robert.

他们给他起名为罗伯特.

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He called his pond the Free Life Pond.

他把他的池塘起名为放生池.

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However, people have also been influenced by celebrities.

然而, 宠物主人在给宠物起名时还受到了名人的影响.

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I will call my duck Donuts!

我会把我的鸭子起名为油炸圈饼!

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They named the boy Charlie.

他们给这个男孩起名为查理.

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They named their son David.

他们给孩子起名大卫.

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If they are Catholic, they may choose to name child after a particular saint.

假如是天主教徒, 可能会选择用某些圣者的名字来给孩子起名.

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