1.VERB 动词 抬出名人显要以提高身价;说出名人名字以抬高自己 If you say that someone name-drops, you disapprove of them referring to famous people they have met in order to impress people.
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【语用信息】：disapproval
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。