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nameneImn [C]what a person or thing is called; the particular word(s) regularly connected with a person or thing so that you can recognize, refer to or address them姓名，名称Hello - my name's Philip.你好，我叫菲力浦。Her full (= complete) name is Anna Maria Theresa Crutchley.她的全名是安娜·玛丽亚·德利莎·克勒奇礼。What is the name of that mountain in the distance?远处那山叫什么名字?Solanum tuberosum is the Latin name for the potato.茄属块茎是马铃薯的拉丁名。The students were listed by name and by country of origin.学生按照姓名和国籍登记入册。If you say that something or someone has a (good) name, you mean that they have a good reputation, but if they have a bad name, they have a bad reputation.名声，名誉, 名望Sony has a name for producing high-quality electrical equipment.索尼因生产高质量电器设备而著称。She went to court to clear her name (= prove that the bad things said about her were not true).她到法庭澄清她的名誉。Their actions gave British football a bad name in Europe at that time.他们的行为造成了英国足球当时在欧洲的坏名声。He has made a name for himself (= developed a reputation) as a talented journalist.他为自己赢得了天才记者的名声。A name is also someone who is famous or has a good reputation.名人，红人She's now a (big/important) name in the world of media consultancy.她现在是传媒咨询界的（大/重要的）名人。(fml) I've got to talk to a professor by the name of (= called) Bin Said.我要和一位叫宾·赛义德的教授谈谈。To call someone names/a name is to say or shout rude words at them or describe them in an unpleasant way.谩骂She came from school crying because some of the other kids had been calling her names.她哭着从学校回来，因为其他一些孩子总是对她漫骂。Then the teacher arrived and said that the name-calling had got to stop.这时老师来了，说不许再骂人了。In the business world he goes by the name of (= uses the false name of) J. Walter Fortune.在商界他使用J·沃尔特·福钦这个假名。She is vice-president in all but name (= in fact but without the title).除了没有名份，她处处像个副总裁。It has been an island in name only (= It has been called an island although it is not an island) since the sea level dropped in 1992.自从1992年海平面下降以来，它徒有岛的虚名。If something such as a document, ticket or object is in the name of someone or is in someone's name it belongs to them.在…名下，以…命名I've come to collect my tickets--I reserved them by phone yesterday in the name of Tremin.我来拿我的票----昨天我打电话以德莱明的名义订的。The house is in my wife's name.这房子是在我妻子名下。If something is done or said in someone's or something's name or in the name of a particular idea, belief, religion or group of people, it is done or said by someone who uses that idea, belief, religion or group of people as the reason and cause for their action.以…的名义The group decided to undertake a civil disobedience campaign in the name of freedom and justice.小组决定以自由和正义的名义举行市民抵制行动。In old movies the police shouted "Open up in the name of (= by the right of) the law" before they broke the door down.在旧电影里，警察在破门而入前常常大喊:“以法律的名义，把门打开”。As members of the union we have the right to know what action the union is taking in our name.作为协会的成员我们有权利知道协会以我们的名义在采取什么行动。In God's/heaven's name or In the name of God/heaven can be used to add force to something which is said, although some people might find the use of 'God'offensive.以上帝的名义What in God's name caused that outburst?天哪！什么原因引起了那次暴乱?Why in the name of God didn't you tell me sooner?天哪！你为什么不早告诉我?If you say that a particular name is a name to conjure with you mean that it is a very important name or a name that has a lot of meaning for you, or is an interesting and unusual name which gives you an image of something pleasant or exciting.威力巨大的名字，鼎鼎大名In those days Churchill was still a name to conjure with.在那个时代丘吉尔仍然是鼎鼎大名。The House of the Blue Lagoon--now there's a name to conjure with!《青青珊瑚岛的小屋》现在是十分卖座的影片。(infml) If you say your name is mud you mean that you will be criticized or your reputation will be spoiled.声名扫地，倒霉The company knew that if this project failed their name would be mud with their bankers.公司知道，如果这个计划失败，在银行界他们会名誉扫地。My name was mud when I accidentally lost the tickets.我意外地将票丢失，真倒霉。(infml) People say that in politics the name of the game (= the most important activity) is making the right friends.人们说在政界最重要的活动是正确地择友。To take someone's name in vain is to refer to them when they are not present, esp. in an unkind way.滥用别人的名义I said "Susan wants us to go home early today" and just then she walked in and said "Who's taking my name in vain?"我说:“苏珊要我们今天早点回家。”这时她刚好进来，说:“谁在冒用我的名义?”If you have nothing or very little to your name you own very little or have no money.囊中羞涩，没有钱He had arrived in America without a cent to his name.他身无分文到达美国。Her detective stories were written under the name of (= using the false name of) Kramer.她的侦探小说是以克莱默的笔名写成的。(disapproving) Name-dropping is the habit of often mentioning famous people's names and pretending you know the people, in order to make yourself seem more important and special.（在谈话中）抬出名人显要（暗示与之相识）以提高自己身价What a name-dropper that guy is!这家伙多么喜欢抬出名人以提高自己的身价啊！Jane name-drops in the most annoying way.简抬出名人提高自己的样子真令人讨厌。"The man with no name" (a character in a series of Western films starring Clint Eastwood, 1964-)“无名氏”（1964年克林特·伊斯特伍德在西部系列影片中扮演的角色名）"The Name of the Rose" (title of a book by Umberto Eco, 1981)《玫瑰的名字》（翁贝托·伊柯的书名）"What's in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet" (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet 2.2)“名字算什么?玫瑰若是不叫玫瑰，还不是一样地芬芳。”（莎士比亚，《罗密欧与朱丽叶》）
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