Joneses

英 ['dʒəʊnzɪz] 美 ['dʒoʊnzɪz]

• n. 爱炫富的邻居

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. My son-in-law has bought a second car,but it's merely to keep up with the Joneses because his wife can't even drive.
   我女婿买了辆二手货汽车，但那只不过是为了与他的邻居争个高低而已，因为他妻子甚至于连车也不会开。

词汇搭配

• keep up with the joneses 赶上别人