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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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

1 T$ r7 n% T5 x5 ]8 x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！
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% R2 [( M$ ^9 z  a( T4 KRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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Had a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
( o5 k" [$ \. S' ]. K. {8 h) [(saw it)
: H9 G2 t5 O3 V5 Q4 bYou would even say it glows
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5 l3 F1 Z, m; ]' A9 CAll of the other reindeer
8 ?" ?. J2 y) p/ [8 H, T4 @(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
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They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
5 k+ v/ c, l4 FSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
9 j5 x7 f2 r, L% p* qRudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
- F- N9 I0 o0 Y- h' m. q1 f& V5 Z+ YThen all the reindeer loved him
. V1 V6 Q9 C" u: y; X(loved him)
4 p$ S5 [& w# NAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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% f" X& g# u' H/ w9 e8 O" r+ ZYou'll go down in history!"
4 [9 l5 Q0 P3 P1 V) N5 X2 ^9 y) `(like Columbus)