基本介紹
- 外文名：joneses
- 詞性：名詞
- 英式發音：[ˈdʒəʊnzɪz]
- 美式發音：[ˈdʒoʊnzɪz]
單詞釋義,短語搭配,雙語例句,
單詞釋義
英 [ˈdʒəʊnzɪz] 美 [ˈdʒoʊnzɪz]
n. 鄰居；與自己社會地位相等的人
短語搭配
keep up with the joneses 趕上別人
catching up with the Joneses 追趕時髦 ; 攀比效應 ; 消費攀比
The Realistic Joneses 現實的愛炫富的鄰居
keeuwith the joneses 與他人攀比
leapfrogging over the joneses 同等反而鼓勵底層消費者追求炫耀性消費
dow jones 道瓊斯股票
dow jones industrial average 道瓊斯工業平均指數
dow jones newswires 道瓊斯通訊社
雙語例句
1、The Joneses make a big deal out of being "different." 瓊斯一家子把“與眾不同”看作是了不得的事。
2、Many people were holding down three jobs just to keep up with the Joneses. 許多人做三份工作僅僅只是為了與他人攀比。
3、On one hand, they want to keep up with the joneses and on the other hand, there's the snob effect. 一方面他們想要趕上和自己地位相仿的人，另一方面又存在虛榮效應。
