英 [ˈdʒəʊnzɪz] 美 [ˈdʒoʊnzɪz]
n. 邻居；与自己社会地位相等的人
Joneses /ˈdʒəʊnzɪz/
习语 If you say that someone is keeping up with the Joneses, you mean that they are doing something in order to show that they have as much money as other people, rather than because they really want to do it. 攀比
Many people were holding down three jobs just to keep up with the Joneses.
许多人做三份工作仅仅只是为了与他人攀比。
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
同义词： Mother Jones / Mary Harris Jones
United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900)
同义词： Casey Jones / John Luther Jones
United States golfer (1902-1971)
同义词： Bobby Jones / Robert Tyre Jones
American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792)
同义词： John Paul Jones
one of the first great English architects and a theater designer (1573-1652)
同义词： Inigo Jones
English phonetician (1881-1967)
同义词： Daniel Jones
琼斯
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邻居(Joneses), 此释义来源于网络辞典。
The Joneses make a big deal out of being "different."
琼斯一家子把“与众不同”看作是了不得的事。
Many people were holding down three jobs just to keep up with the Joneses.
许多人做三份工作仅仅只是为了与他人攀比。
On one hand, they want to keep up with the joneses and on the other hand, there's the snob effect.
一方面他们想要赶上和自己地位相仿的人，另一方面又存在虚荣效应。
The American super-rich are trying to keep up with the Gateses, not the Joneses.
Not to gain a competitive edge, but to simply keep up with the Joneses.
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But those all-important Bridget Joneses may have already made up their minds by then.