name-dropping

听听怎么读
英 [neim ˈdrɔpiŋ]
美 [nem ˈdrɑpɪŋ]
是什么意思
  • n.

    略提知名人物以示相识而提高自己的身份;

  • v.

    高攀高官和名人以抬高身价( name-drop的现在分词 );

  • 英英释义

    name-dropping[ 'neim,drɔpiŋ ]

    • n.the practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener

      "the hard thing about name-dropping is to avoid being too obvious about it"

    学习怎么用

    权威例句

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