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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# P8 U7 L3 h1 p  z' b昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

  z9 a) @7 Q$ s2 a$ g: @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。

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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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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& i9 j  q0 ?: A- M* M/ {/ ?Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
' q4 f4 c8 R5 l! i4 sAnd if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
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" h; J0 g- V9 r- e! DAll of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
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1 J# X5 }* U7 n) l; X( c+ I, G0 c+ dThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
* P8 \! M  s0 q. w! ePlay in any reindeer games
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$ A7 n* b5 N; O) p2 DThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
: i# p. \$ k& }4 B9 S1 k3 _0 D1 ?" jRudolph with your nose so bright
+ y/ e2 E  l! y: _) e- g/ UWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
' g, U* q; F: N) |/ `& {Then all the reindeer loved him
9 |2 C2 x  y( b6 W* S2 Y# ?+ W" g/ n$ Z(loved him)
' }3 p8 `0 X' F, m* [4 tAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
' K. |* d- n1 S; ^3 {/ i8 y5 {"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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% ?# \* w+ l; i, k+ lYou'll go down in history!"
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