name-dropper

This will make me look like a name-dropper.

这会让我看起来像在吹嘘。

That name-dropper mentioned " his pal ", the chief of police.

那个家伙又抬出他的 " 兄弟 " 警察局长的名号来自抬身价.

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。

The newspaper columnist is a big name-dropper.

这位报纸专栏作家动不动就提几个名人,以提高自己.

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。