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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. S, `. [+ g2 R2 U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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, [& p9 i/ V  j) |call sb's name。

& O4 c0 u9 A" K4 u昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

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！

  k( I# @# ?0 f  _& r7 Y7 iRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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9 ^, l2 m9 W/ l3 N, o  F5 T2 C) THad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
  Y& ^  S. [+ w1 N1 ^! L7 Y(saw it)
% }6 E+ P' _$ n; |& xYou would even say it glows
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* H; p5 {+ J0 U! p$ {, TAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
9 m$ c. }6 Z2 t7 N: l0 X  ^% cUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
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& O, r# [8 C) {  I% a9 ?! n# }Then one foggy Christmas Eve
2 Z. |( u. k2 K* jSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
1 G0 h  w; ^" o2 p% R0 g: nRudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
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"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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