英语单词“keep up with the Joneses”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析
单词
keep up with the Joneses
释义
keep up with the Joneses
idiomdisapprovingto alwayswantto own the sameexpensiveobjectsand do the same things asyourfriendsorneighbours, because you areworriedaboutseeminglessimportantsociallythan they are(在物质生活方面)与朋友(或邻居)攀比SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesCompeting and contending (non-sporting)- be one up onsomeoneidiom
- bid
- cat
- catchup
- chancer
- close-run
- competition
- contest
- dare
- go in forsomething
- go toe to toeidiom
- hyper-competitive
- in the gameidiom
- intercollegiate
- runners and ridersidiom
- showing
- slugfest
- snap atsomeone'sheelsidiom
- super-competitive
- toe
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