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name-dropper
noun[ C ]
disapprovinguk /ˈneɪmˌdrɒp.ər/ us /ˈneɪmˌdrɑː.pɚ/
a person who enjoys name-dropping (= talking about famous people that they have met): 喜欢提及相识的名人（来抬高自己身价）的人
He is a constant name-dropper, but that's because those names are the only people he knows.他不停地提到那些他认识的名人，但这是因为他只认识这些人。
"You don't know her like I do," said Camille, in the usual way of name-droppers.“你对她的了解可比不上我”，卡密尔炫耀似的说道。
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name-dropping
She was definitely a world-class name-dropper.
He admits to being a terrible name-dropper.
He's a habitual name-dropper who boasts of his influence.
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allude to someone/something
allusive
allusiveness
as for someone/somethingidiom
bandy
bandy something around
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en passant
further
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quotably
quote
quote... unquoteidiom
ref
refer
refer to someone/something
reference
referent
reported speech
undermentioned
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