joneses

joneses 基本解释

n. 与自己社会地位相等的人；邻居

joneses 词性变化

原型:jonese

词组短语

1、keep up with the Joneses 与邻居或朋友家比排场、比阔气

2、keep up with joneses 跟上邻居

3、keeping up with joneses 跟上邻居

4、keeping up with the joneses 跟上邻居的步伐

joneses 用法和例句

1、It is nowadays a common practice to keep up with the joneses.

如今攀比成风。

2、Edward is always trying to keep up with the Joneses.

爱德华老是不断地和邻居比较。

3、Mr. and Mrs. Brown bought a new car simply to keep up with the Joneses.

布朗夫妇买了一辆新车只是为了和邻居比富。

4、oh, please. Stop trying to keep up with the Joneses. You know you cant afford it.

摆脱, 不要跟别人攀比了, 你知道你买不起的。

5、In a way, the fear of being judged is the flip side of keeping up with the Joneses.

在某种程度上，害怕被评判也是攀比的另一面。

6、Money burns a hole in his pocket because he always tries to keep up with Joneses.

他口袋里存不了钱，因为他老要与亲友?居们在物质上比高低。

7、Those dastardly Joneses do not have the decency to stay in place, and as they climb the ladder, we must climb also.

这些人为了保持体面, 就要往上爬, 我们也必须往上爬。