name-drop
verb🔊/ˈneɪm drɒp/
🔊/ˈneɪm drɑːp/
[intransitive, transitive] (disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they name-drop | 🔊/ˈneɪm drɒp/ 🔊/ˈneɪm drɑːp/ |
| he / she / it name-drops | 🔊/ˈneɪm drɒps/ 🔊/ˈneɪm drɑːps/ |
| past simple name-dropped | 🔊/ˈneɪm drɒpt/ 🔊/ˈneɪm drɑːpt/ |
| past participle name-dropped | 🔊/ˈneɪm drɒpt/ 🔊/ˈneɪm drɑːpt/ |
| -ing form name-dropping | 🔊/ˈneɪm drɒpɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈneɪm drɑːpɪŋ/ |
to mention the names of famous people you know or have met in order to impress other people 提到所认识的名人以引起别人的注意 He name-dropped relentlessly all evening. 他整个晚上都狠狠地丢了名字。 - name-drop somebody/something
She managed to name-drop eight celebrities within five minutes. 她设法在五分钟之内给八位名人命名。