Name-dropping
n. 提到知名人物以示相识而提高自己身价的行为
📖 牛津释义
name-dropping
n [U] practice of casually mentioning the names of famous people one knows or pretends one knows in order to impress others 随便提起自己认识的或假装认识的名人以引人瞩目的做法.
🧩 词语组成解析
name
[nem]
n. 名字;名声;有…名称的;著名的人物;
vt. 确定;决定;给…取名;说出…的名字;
adj. 著名的;据以取名;
n. 点滴, 滴下, 落下\\n[医] 跛行步态
🗣️ 情景例句
Why does he want to do that?
为什么他要那么做呢？
I need it for the parking meter.
我需要零钱投停车记时器。
I hope you can find it. I'm coming back in a minute.
我希望你能找到它。我很快就回来。