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。

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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4 A  r9 _% F) a/ l2 p3 ?% _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。

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！

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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6 X- Y8 j0 {# Z, JHad a very shiny nose
3 B! f' u' f1 C: M  R& X(like a light bulb)
8 s" J: v: Z% q* Z. U+ x/ AAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
; W. t- q# h" F; b* c& KAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
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' H- D0 Q( L- kThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
8 A& c/ R3 q8 `7 y(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
. C5 _0 `; _) n1 f0 o% L  ZThen all the reindeer loved him
6 @. c) u* n/ g  g$ l( \: N(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
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"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)