请问什么叫name calling

雲吞

字典上说，name calling的一个主要的含义是verbal abuse
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8 [6 }' \! X' o, [) s+ H! c但不明白为什么叫name calling

Xbfeng

给别人起带有污辱性的绰号叫做Name Calling。

sweatheart

简单的说是骂人吗

失落的我

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; g* p) w, N/ n3 J# @' x. T0 T2 Y( \call sb's name。

, y5 a/ Z/ h& @; B% n  |8 s6 A1 W昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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$ s! Q+ u) k  e8 U# F6 X, }我这个气啊，输就输了，骂人干什么。

三思

就是起外号，比如小四眼啥的。名词，表示这个行为。
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著名圣诞歌曲红鼻子驯鹿鲁道夫，就是典型的name calling. 歌词中有一句“Used to laugh and call him names” 就是起外号的动词形式，注意，叫谁的名字是call sb's name, 但是call sb names就是起外号了。
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btw,这是我最喜欢的一首圣诞歌曲，我觉得all of the other reindeer赤裸裸的势利眼形象太可爱了！
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5 q8 I7 |" m* h/ P6 z' c& ORudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
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(saw it)
- T8 @. C- `% o9 pYou would even say it glows
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# {8 i8 U% N. YAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
# d9 y6 \8 t0 ]1 B3 CUsed to laugh and call him names
% e* n7 i0 V6 C/ j+ j7 T5 Q(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
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+ e5 o9 |% C- q% H5 ]Then one foggy Christmas Eve
! p& H4 A- M: P/ iSanta came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
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Then all the reindeer loved him
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And they shouted out with glee
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"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
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