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face RESPECTfeIsn [U]the respect and honour of others脸面，威信He thinks he would lose face if he admitted the mistake.他觉得如果他承认错误，他就会丢面子。She tried to save face by inventing a story about being overseas at the time.为了尽量挽回面子，她谎称那时她在海外。A face-saving exercise /gesture/ compromise /concession/ solution is one which allows someone who disagrees with it, or who will suffer as a result of it, to appear happy about it in public.保全面子的作法/表示/折衷办法/妥协/解决办法They gave him the title of company president as a face-saving gesture, although he no longer had any power.尽管他不再掌权，但为了保全他的面子，他们给他个公司总裁的头衔。They agreed that there should be no attempts at face-saving.他们同意不再试图争面子。
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