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。

3 o3 T; H1 l* V4 `( [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。

7 G6 Q4 H# A8 G" R5 ], B3 I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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# x7 d4 K. e. u) O) j/ }9 oRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
) g9 v( e! Y# D" t( @Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
4 r! d9 ~$ [: j(saw it)
) i0 s2 m# F5 aYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
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/ o% H7 r- `- h* lUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
* e" w! @  r% p/ ?8 J1 Z' w8 M7 yThey never let poor Rudolph
2 y; K: \9 W- ?0 f% t' x% y# ](Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
4 Y9 C0 N& K+ J1 N& {: {3 FSanta came to say
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5 y4 a6 ]5 m! zRudolph with your nose so bright
* y: U! M% w7 V% z, M4 ?Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
! A+ J1 H0 G# w9 z. n6 I+ n) V$ cThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
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: L0 A3 r1 C0 U& l"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
/ I2 }# R* n, c8 d9 ^( s(like Columbus)