单词盒子

face-saving

F 开头单词

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

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • 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。

    • 权威例句

  • 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

词组短语

    短语

  • face -saving strategies 面子补救策略

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • done so that other people will continue to respect you

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • A face-saving action is one which prevents damage to your reputation or the loss of people's respect for you.

专业释义

    语言学

  • 保全体面的；顾全面子的