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☞ [2018-08-30] name-drop

“我朋友”“我亲戚”“我同学”“我同事”，著名的互联网四大妖人。

这种大家都懂的行为我一直没遇到英文说法，倒是遇到另一个有意思的词。

柯林斯 COBUILD 高阶英汉双解学习词典

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If you say that someone name-drops, you disapprove of them referring to famous people they have met in order to impress people. 抬出名人显要以提高身价;说出名人名字以抬高自己
» The assistant carried on talking to his mate, name-dropping all the famous riders he knew… 那位助手继续对同伴讲个不停，搬出他认识的所有知名自行车赛手。
» I must stop saying everyone famous is a good friend. It sounds as if I’m name-dropping. 我不能再说每位知名人士都是我的好朋友了，听起来像是我在借他们抬高自己。
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» Press agents are notorious name-droppers. 媒体经纪人出了名地喜欢靠名人抬高自身。
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» One can do a lot of name-dropping with names of the school’s parents. President Nixon sent his daughters there. 那所学校的学生家长很多都是名人。尼克松总统就把女儿们送进了那所学校。

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Thinking in Systems
A Primer

By: Donella H. Meadows
Narrated by: Tia Rider Sorensen
Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 07-26-18
Language: English
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company

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