not lose face
基本解釋
- 不失體面
英漢例句
- I refrained from pointing out his mistake so that he might not lose face in front of his students .
我忍住沒有指出他的錯(cuò)誤,以便他可以在學(xué)生面前不丟臉。 - If you like her, tells her, even if she refuses, does not lose face, because in her heart, will thank you because of your true feelings.
如果你喜歡她,就告訴她吧,即使她拒絕,并不丟面子,因?yàn)樵谒男睦?,?huì)因?yàn)槟愕恼媲槎屑つ恪?br>daguang.beke.blog.163.com - Chinese who has been "given face" feels that he or she has received a favour. In turn, he or she has to reciprocate the favour so that the other party will not lose face.
在華人看來,人家“給了面子”,自己便是得了人情,因此必須投桃報(bào)李,以便使對(duì)方也不失面子。
http://www.hotdic.com - Step out of line, and you not only lose your property, but face embarrassing and potentially dangerous hassles—even when living abroad.
ECONOMIST: Russia - Any disruption to the Expo would have caused China's rulers to lose face, and they do not like losing face.
ECONOMIST: Business in China and the West - If he is wrong, he will not only lose a lot of money on his short, but he could also face civil liability to the company, which has yet to file a suit against him.
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