| 单词 | name-dropping |
| 释义 | name-dropping[ neym-drop-ing ] / ˈneɪmˌdrɒp ɪŋ / nounthe introduction into one's conversation, letters, etc., of the names of famous or important people as alleged friends or associates in order to impress others. Origin of name-droppingFirst recorded in 1945–50 Words nearby name-droppingname-calling, namecheck, name day, name-drop, name-dropper, name-dropping, nameless, namely, Namen, name names, Namenda Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for name-dropping
British Dictionary definitions for name-droppingname-dropping nouninformal the practice of referring frequently to famous or fashionable people, esp as though they were intimate friends, in order to impress others Derived forms of name-droppingname-dropper, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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