keep up with the joneses 中文意思是什麼

keep up with the joneses 解釋
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  • keep : vt （kept ）1 拿著，保持；保存，保留；保管，把守（門等）；保守（秘密等）。2 保護，防護，防守。3 ...
  • up : adv （superl uppermost ）1 向[在]上，向[在]上面；向[在]被認為處于上方的地方或方面〈如河流的源頭，...
  • with :
  • the : 〈代表用法〉…那樣的東西，…那種東西。1 〈用單數普通名詞代表它的一類時（所謂代表的單數）〉 （a） 〈...
  • joneses : 地位相等者
  1. Advertising encourages consumers to “ keep up with the joneses ”, namely, it creates an acquisitive society and a demand for material things

    廣告鼓勵消費者攀比，換句話說，廣告創造出一個貪婪的社會及對物質的需求。
  2. The urge to keep up with the joneses is a phomenon that can be found everywhere in this country

    在這個國家，拚命與人鬥富（與人攀比）的現象處處可見。
  3. We ' re never able to save money because my wife always wants to keep up with the joneses

    我們永遠難以儲錢，因為我太太老是要與人攀比。
  4. That's true. and he tries to keep up with the joneses.

    確實如此。況且他還想跟鄰居比闊氣。
  5. I must keep up with the joneses g up with the smiths and the joneses

    這個專欄在美國報紙上連載了32年，廣受歡迎
  6. The poor fellow went broke because his wife was always trying to keep up with the joneses

    那個可憐的傢伙破產了，因為他的妻子老愛跟別人比闊氣。
  7. Mr. green told his wife to stop buying every new thing that was advertised to keep up with the joneses

    格林先生告訴他的妻子不要為攀比鄰居而去買廣告登出的每樣新東西。
  8. I see that they have bought a house in the country. i suppose they ' re trying to keep up with the joneses

    我注意到他們在鄉村買了所房子。我猜想他們是要與別人比闊氣哩。
  9. I see that they have bought a house in the country. i suppose they are trying to keep up with the joneses

    我知道他們在鄉下買了一幢房子。我想他們是為了要跟別人比排場。
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