joneses

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雙語例句

• We have the technological equivalent of what we call in the U.S. "keeping up with the Joneses."
  我們有一個技術上的等傚，即我們稱爲美國式的“跟上鄰居”。
• Separate research found that owning the house of your dreams, the car you always longed for and having millions in the bank doesn’t stop that desire to keep up with the Joneses.
  分開的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，擁有理想中的房子，長期渴望的車和銀行裡存有幾百萬都不能停止你趕上你鄰居的欲望。
• In the end we came up with a solution that, we hoped, allowed room for both the Mrs Dalloways and Bridget Joneses of this world.
  最後我們提出了一個解決方案，我們希望，爲在這個世界裡上的《 達爾維絲夫人 》和《 佈裡吉特·瓊斯 》的也畱有餘地。

權威例句

• 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.
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• Not too long ago, we were all the Joneses buying jacuzzis and Hummers and stocks on credit.
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