name-dropping

name-dropping读音音标

英 [neim ˈdrɔpiŋ]

美 [nem ˈdrɑpɪŋ]

name-dropping意思解释

n.

略提知名人物以示相识而提高自己的身份；

v.

高攀高官和名人以抬高身价( name-drop的现在分词 )；

英英释义

n.

the practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener

\"the hard thing about name-dropping is to avoid being too obvious about it\"