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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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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call sb's name。

$ d$ i8 o# \; w+ w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。

) ~  [8 o  v8 }; `9 W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。

6 o/ C& n# h/ X7 I* Z, I" C4 K+ z; Ybtw,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！

& N2 y8 ]1 w. _! C6 ERudolph the red-nosed reindeer
! `  }5 v9 P, I& f' i; O  o& h! V(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
* W1 h( y- g% U# k1 {2 W(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
2 p2 @2 c# d5 v* i# \0 BYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
9 l, e) Z' Q5 HAll of the other reindeer
4 \  D! _! y: u9 b! D% b* |$ P2 J( [(reindeer)
( R$ b; E  s4 Z& w5 k  z9 D' K6 xUsed to laugh and call him names
0 n( Q6 j1 Z. j! z% q(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
) u- d: B9 d$ t2 e; V(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
( n' @0 D; r2 b. b(Ho Ho Ho)
2 i+ N: P) M  a& E+ N/ h( lRudolph with your nose so bright
% C3 S$ T; M/ {8 \7 tWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
: k  {* N4 S  h% Q# Q! RThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
) f+ N& p: K1 n% \! j# R6 z; HAnd they shouted out with glee
8 V9 `+ [( w7 x! O(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
% |2 h/ o2 u# I, f+ n5 z* q. d7 DYou'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)