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

# a( r# A& o1 Q) y' H* ]2 A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。

昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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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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$ u% @- z+ v% [' obtw,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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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
3 P6 p- I% y2 Q) }) }And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
2 t% a9 D5 O- p, I5 j0 PYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
1 H# K1 l6 Q" \Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
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Play in any reindeer games
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4 c" S6 V5 ?# B. uThen one foggy Christmas Eve
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(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
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8 ]" r! s0 \& A. {- G) XAnd they shouted out with glee
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& Y( D  q& k* T9 t! O" J"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
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