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词汇 name-dropping
释义 name-dropping
noun[ U ]
 disapprovinguk /ˈneɪmˌdrɒp.ɪŋ/ us /ˈneɪmˌdrɑː.pɪŋ/
the act of talking about famous people that you have met, often pretending that you know them better than you really do, in order to appear more important and special: 提及相识的名人(以抬高身价)
Her constant name-dropping is very irritating.她不停炫耀自己认识的名人,真是让人受不了。
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name-dropping
noun[ U ]
us/ˈneɪm ˌdrɑp·ɪŋ/
disapproving the habit of mentioning the names of famous or important people that you know or pretend to know, in order to make yourself seem more important
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