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[title] Jones
Mr. Jones is our neighbor.
琼斯先生是我们的邻居。
玛丽·哈里斯·琼斯（美国劳工领袖）
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
玛丽·哈里斯·琼斯（美国劳工领袖）
Mary Harris Jones, Irish-born U.S. labor leader who helped found the Industrial Workers of the World
Mr. Jones is our neighbor.
琼斯先生是我们的邻居。
琼斯(姓氏)
n. United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)；n. United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900)；n. United States golfer (1902-1971)
My colleague, Sarah Jones, will join us for lunch.
我的同事萨拉·琼斯将和我们一起吃午饭。
I'm looking for Mr. Jones; he left his umbrella here.
我在找琼斯先生；他把伞落在这儿了。
The Jones family donated a large sum to the library.
琼斯一家向图书馆捐了一大笔钱。
Mr. Jones is our neighbor.
琼斯先生是我们的邻居。
The Jones family has a big house.
琼斯家有一栋大房子。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
琼斯先生
Mr. Jones is our new neighbor.
琼斯先生是我们的新邻居。
琼斯一家
The Jones family went on vacation to Hawaii.
琼斯一家去夏威夷度假了。
与左邻右舍攀比
They bought a new car just to keep up with the Joneses.
他们买新车只是为了和邻居攀比。
汤姆·琼斯（人名）
Tom Jones is a famous singer.
汤姆·琼斯是一位著名歌手。
琼斯姓氏
Jones is a common Welsh surname.
琼斯是一个常见的威尔士姓氏。
与邻居攀比（指在社会地位或物质财富上）
They bought a new car just to keep up with the Joneses.
他们买了新车只是为了与邻居攀比。
与琼斯一家攀比是一场永无止境的战斗。
I'm tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses.
我厌倦了试图与琼斯一家攀比。
Use Jones naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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记忆琼斯（Jones）可以联想电影《夺宝奇兵》主角印第安纳·琼斯。
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作为姓氏，通常不加冠词，且没有复数形式。
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