Name-dropping
n. 提到知名人物以示相识而提高自己身价的行为
📖 牛津释义
name-dropping
n [U] practice of casually mentioning the names of famous people one knows or pretends one knows in order to impress others 随便提起自己认识的或假装认识的名人以引人瞩目的做法.
🧩 词语组成解析
name
[nem]
n. 名字;名声;有…名称的;著名的人物;
vt. 确定;决定;给…取名;说出…的名字;
adj. 著名的;据以取名;
n. 点滴, 滴下, 落下\\n[医] 跛行步态
🗣️ 情景例句
Now, we always use different packing for different goods.
我们一向是不同的货物用不同的包装。
Truth may be blamed, but shall never be shamed.
真理可能被指责，但是决不蒙耻辱。
This is what happened to the famous Beresovka mammoth which was found preserved and in good condition.
著名的那林索夫卡长毛象就是这样被保存下来的，而且保存得很好。