dub

v. /dʌb/ C1

把……称为；给……起绰号

To give someone or something a particular name or title.

仙境例句

The Gryphon dubbed the slow snail Captain Hurry, which made the whiting laugh.

狮鹫给那只慢吞吞的蜗牛起了个绰号叫“快快船长”，逗得牙鳕哈哈大笑。