name-dropper

name-dropper

['neɪmdr'ɒpə]

n.以仿佛很熟悉的口吻谈到著名人物的人;

复数： name-droppers

例句:

1、

The guy is a name-dropper who always mentions that the chief police officer is his brother.

那个家伙又抬出他的“兄弟”警察局长的名号来自抬身价。

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2、

This will make me look like a name-dropper.

这会让我看起来像在吹嘘。

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3、

By implying ( or directly asserting) a connection to people of high status, the name-dropper hopes to raise his or her own social status to a level closer to that of those whose names he or she has dropped, and thus elevate himself or herself above, or into, present company.

这些人在暗示（或者直接表明）自己与高层人士的关系时希望能够将自己的社会地位提升到与那些高层接近的状态，从而凌驾于身边同伴之上，或者成为与其平等的一员。

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