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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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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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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0 X1 F# g# ]$ J4 N8 c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。

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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  l5 f$ m2 l( g/ pRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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. A6 u  ?, E. x8 EHad a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
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(like Pinochio)
- N! f6 T1 F! e" S, u. h) L; sThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
4 t# \' ]( E& O1 _Santa came to say
  P6 o% U  g! A1 g1 J/ b( n(Ho Ho Ho)
& B6 Y# W, a6 B7 J1 U/ @$ uRudolph with your nose so bright
5 }* N/ n8 d& x; IWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
# T1 y, M0 y/ M3 _: qThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
: V. i0 B$ |; ?7 V% |And they shouted out with glee
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"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
. K# ^/ d' c3 N, x. _- |You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)