face-saving
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈfeɪsˌseɪ.vɪŋ]
- 美式音标 [ˈfeɪsˌseɪ.vɪŋ]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 保全体面的;顾全面子的
英汉例句
- Is he seeking a face-saving formula from a European summit at the end of the month?
本月末将召开的欧洲峰会上,他会想法挽回自己的面子吗? - Napoleon Bonaparte was awarded the island as a tiny principality in a face-saving deal after his first abdication in 1814.
拿破仑·波拿巴在1814年被授予这座岛屿,作为他在当年被第一次流放后的挽回面子的交易。 - Take her to one side and offer her a lot of money, a face-saving story and a great reference, and usher her gently out of the door.
把她叫到一边,给她一大笔钱,编造一些为她保留颜面的话,再写一些很棒的评语,和颜悦色地把她送出门。 - They have now been reprieved, and appear likely to be freed under a complicated face-saving deal.
ECONOMIST: Libya - China's pride may preclude any concession, however face-saving, on Tibet, or on human-rights abuses in general.
ECONOMIST: China and Myanmar - First, whether Mr Hussein will grab the small face-saving opportunity that is being offered him.
ECONOMIST: Mercy mission to Baghdad
双语例句
权威例句
英英字典
- done so that other people will continue to respect you
- A face-saving action is one which prevents damage to your reputation or the loss of people's respect for you.
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专业释义
- 保全体面的;顾全面子的