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

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。
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, d9 G& s% m6 F2 W! S' w0 x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。

8 d/ }/ [' M! 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。

# g( _2 e- R$ q4 `; ~9 N0 g& ]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！
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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
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(like a light bulb)
3 z0 b( t: T% |% oAnd if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
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0 x. ]3 y. E( a& `0 ]( \4 JThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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  ?- K6 R0 W% `- I. S& r(like Monopoly)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
9 H8 ~) P# V: O0 n* {Santa came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
$ j( {+ [4 A& Z+ Y& z$ ?, j$ hWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
& }: o. Y3 V; i" oAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
' T- b; g/ q/ m6 V  n3 K"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
" W+ A# h4 r/ D0 O. h- N) o(reindeer)
& ^' M1 ?/ ~4 G# {You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)