"joneses" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 琼斯一家
• 有钱邻居（表达）

Definition

指的是一家人（琼斯一家），象征他人的物质生活和生活方式成为比较的对象；常用于短语“keep up with the Joneses”（与邻居比富）。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

几乎总是用复数形式，首字母大写。与短语“keep up with the Joneses”密切相关，表示“与别人比拼物质”。比喻用法，不是真有这么一家人。很少单独用，主要用于讨论社会压力或消费主义时。

Examples

She always wants to keep up with the Joneses.

她总是想和**琼斯一家**攀比。

Buying a new car just to impress the Joneses is silly.

仅仅为了和**琼斯一家**攀比去买新车很愚蠢。

People spend too much trying to outdo the Joneses.

人们为了超越**琼斯一家**花了太多钱。

Sometimes, it's hard not to compare yourself to the Joneses.

有时候很难不和**琼斯一家**作比较。

They went into debt trying to keep up with the Joneses.

他们为了赶上**琼斯一家**，甚至负债了。

Keeping up with the Joneses can be exhausting.

和**琼斯一家**攀比会让人很累。