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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昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

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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$ U! X! \3 n, t  \1 j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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8 ~1 L4 l5 Y4 R( Ebtw,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)
And if you ever saw it
+ y. q* J. M" i% }: j8 Z(saw it)
5 s. `% ?' ^+ }- Y% u: t$ x5 U% FYou would even say it glows
9 k4 b) H) @5 L0 {" Z(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
5 N, [1 h- m8 ZThey never let poor Rudolph
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6 q9 S9 d) n- JPlay in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

( x# v6 M1 m& Y/ D! BThen one foggy Christmas Eve
# L8 i7 _/ I6 ?+ xSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
4 V) x) T6 f; k2 h! B2 I7 cThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)