攀比用英语怎么说

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to keep up with the Joneses

Mr.Green told his wife to stop buying every new thing that was advertised to keep up with the Joneses.
格林先生告诉他的妻子不要为攀比邻居而去买广告登出的每样新东西。

When it comes to weighing Bacon and Shakespeare against each other I find that comparisons are both odious and inapplicable.

有关培根和莎士比亚孰优孰劣的问题,我觉得这样无端攀比既令人生厌又不合适。

Again, envy is ever joined with the comparing of a man's self; and where there is no comparison, no envy; and therefore kings are not envied, but by kings.

另一方面,嫉妒常产生在与人攀比之时,可以说没有攀比就没有嫉妒,故此为君者不会被其他人妒忌,除非妒忌者亦是君王。

keep up with the Joneses
If you say that someone is trying to keep up with the Joneses, you mean that they are trying to have or do the same things as other people that they know, even if they do not really have enough money to do this, or are not really interested in these things.

keep up with the Jones
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