face-saving

音標(biāo)發(fā)音

Is he seeking a face-saving formula from a European summit at the end of the month?
本月末將召開的歐洲峰會(huì)上，他會(huì)想法挽回自己的面子嗎？
Napoleon Bonaparte was awarded the island as a tiny principality in a face-saving deal after his first abdication in 1814.
拿破侖·波拿巴在1814年被授予這座島嶼，作為他在當(dāng)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.
把她叫到一邊，給她一大筆錢，編造一些為她保留顏面的話，再寫一些很棒的評(píng)語，和顏悅色地把她送出門。

They have now been reprieved, and appear likely to be freed under a complicated face-saving deal.
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China's pride may preclude any concession, however face-saving, on Tibet, or on human-rights abuses in general.
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First, whether Mr Hussein will grab the small face-saving opportunity that is being offered him.
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A face-saving action is one which prevents damage to your reputation or the loss of people's respect for you.