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。

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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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！

7 F0 p' R3 G2 G0 I. MRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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Had a very shiny nose
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) [8 J& d8 @, B* m" z* A' [3 CAnd if you ever saw it
9 J( M2 ~/ ~/ j0 Q) h(saw it)
2 f: e: L7 X$ `5 p- wYou would even say it glows
0 W  {5 D+ p) ^- ~, s" C) v(like a flash light)
. _* h' D8 @: R  IAll of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
" g$ q7 i1 k! f7 Q  WThey never let poor Rudolph
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- f- G6 Z+ ^. ^6 FPlay in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

: Y& L' J( m, r, O6 z/ ?$ }0 MThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
' R) e. Y$ }, p0 F% s# s+ OThen all the reindeer loved him
9 W, s* f- r3 H9 ~& F- M) S4 y(loved him)
" o% u: H5 r$ HAnd they shouted out with glee
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, p, K0 C) [2 K& W2 d4 z( \  ?# T"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
0 n9 ^) h- N, I5 C6 YYou'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)