keep up with the Joneses

keep up with the Joneses 基本解释

与邻居或朋友家比排场、比阔气

keep up with the 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。

重点词汇

keep [人名] [英格兰人姓氏] 基普职业名称，受雇于城堡主楼者，来源于中世纪英语，含义是“维持，保卫”(to hold,defend)

with prep. 和，跟；随着；关于；和…一致

joneses n. 与自己社会地位相等的人；邻居