Name-dropping
n. 提到知名人物以示相识而提高自己身价的行为
📖 牛津释义
name-dropping
n [U] practice of casually mentioning the names of famous people one knows or pretends one knows in order to impress others 随便提起自己认识的或假装认识的名人以引人瞩目的做法.
🧩 词语组成解析
name
[nem]
n. 名字;名声;有…名称的;著名的人物;
vt. 确定;决定;给…取名;说出…的名字;
adj. 著名的;据以取名;
n. 点滴, 滴下, 落下\\n[医] 跛行步态
🗣️ 情景例句
What's the damage?
多少钱？
I haven't seen you for age. You haven't been sick, have you?
好久不见。你不是病了吧？
These peculiar forms not only seemed designed to shock people emotionally, but to give them electric shocks as well!
好像设计这些奇形怪状的展品不仅是为了给人感情上的强烈刺激，而且还想给人以电击似的！