可可奈美
keep up with the joneses与人攀比双语对照词典结果:Keep up with the Joneses是一个典型的美式习语; 表示“和你的富裕邻居保持同等的生活方式或质量”; 这其实是一句讽刺的话; 指“和左邻右舍比排场比阔气”。; 例句:1.Have you bought consumer goods or invested in a stock or fund just to keep up with the joneses? 你有没有购买奢侈品,或者投资小股票,目的就是为了“赶上邻居琼斯”?
遥遥望沙飞
这里只要知道Jones的意思,整个句子就明白了。jone是英语国家中很普通的姓,所以就被用来指普通人。如:I am just a regular Jones楼主的话是指:(在家庭财富和其他方面)做到与普通人一样。见下面的网上讨论:I understand this phrase to mean keeping up at least the appearance of wealth or class to the roughly equivalent degree that one's neighbors exhibit same, particularly in terms of the display of physical possessions.
maggie13050
joneses的意思是爱炫富的邻居;邻居;攀比;与自己社会地位相等的人。
一、读音
joneses的英语读音是[ˈdʒəʊnzɪz]。
二、例句
1、The Joneses make a big deal out of being 'different'.
爱攀比的邻居们很是把“与众不同”当回事。
2、But keeping up with the Joneses isn't the only way that money brings happiness.
攀比并不是让金钱带来快乐的唯一方式。
3、Many people were holding down three jobs just to keep up with the Joneses.
许多人同时做3份工作只不过是为了和别人攀比。
4、It is nowadays a common practice to keep up with the joneses.
如今攀比成风。
AppleApple是苹果
表示攀今比昔;攀比。是俚语
语法:
1、接名词或代词作宾语。也可接以形容词充当补足语的复合宾语。
例句:
Many people were holding down three jobs just to keep up with the Joneses
许多人同时做3份工作只不过是为了和别人攀比。
2、接表示事物的名词、代词、带疑问词的动词不定式、that或疑问词引导的从句作宾语,或动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。
例句:
It is nowadays a common practice to keep up with the joneses
如今攀比成风。
用法:
1、可接“名词+动词不定式”“名词+现在分词”“名词+过去分词”。宾语后所接的形容词,过去分词或名词都可作表语。
例句:
Some people feel they have to keep up with the Joneses
有些人觉得他们(一定)得和邻居去攀比(或:赶时髦)。
2、常与动词的一般时、将来时、完成时或将来完成时连用。前后一般用同一个名词、数词或副词,名词前不用定冠词,且不用于复数形式。
例句:
You're right, honey. It's stupid to keep up with the Joneses
你说得对,亲爱的。老是追着别人攀今比昔真是太蠢了。
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