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单词 Joneses
释义
JonesesJones‧es /ˈdʒəʊnzɪz $ ˈdʒoʊn-/ noun Word Origin
WORD ORIGINJoneses
Origin:
1900-2000 Jones, a common English family name
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • The adverts scold us and cajole us and wheedle us and fawn us to keep up with the Joneses.
  • The newspaper reports the affair wholly within the rhetoric of the Joneses.
  • We want something better than just money and keeping up with the Joneses.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=try to have the same new impressive possessions that other people have)
keep up with the Joneses at keep up
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