name-dropping

短语

n. 提到知名人物以示相识而提高自己身价的行为

词形变化

name-droppings 复数

别名

name dropping

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The practice of casually mentioning famous or important people or the titles of their works, subtly implying familiarity or association, in order to impress others.

    可数 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    present participle and gerund of name-drop

    Our drama teacher is always name-dropping, but I bet she's never even been to New York.

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