英语词汇“to lose face”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

to lose face

or to save face

uncountable noun

If you lose face, you do something which makes you appear weak and makes people respect or admire you less. If you do something in order to save face, you do it in order to avoid appearing weak and losing people's respect or admiration.

England doesn't want a war but it doesn't want to lose face.

To cancel the airport would mean a loss of face for the present governor.

She claimed they'd been in love, but I sensed she was only saying this to save face.

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单词	to lose face
释义	to lose face or to save face uncountable noun If you lose face, you do something which makes you appear weak and makes people respect or admire you less. If you do something in order to save face, you do it in order to avoid appearing weak and losing people's respect or admiration. England doesn't want a war but it doesn't want to lose face. To cancel the airport would mean a loss of face for the present governor. She claimed they'd been in love, but I sensed she was only saying this to save face. See full dictionary entry for face
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