高中英语常用词组 lose face


释义：

lose face 丢脸

例句：

The Chinese may very well on occasion be direct but only if no one, including themselves, will lose face.

中国人有时也可能比较坦率，但是只有当所有人不会因此而丢脸的时候，他们才会这样做。



If I marry a poor man for love, I will lose face, and the quality of my life will be worse than if I were single.

如果我为了爱情而嫁给一个没什么钱的人，我会很没有面子，我的生活质量也会比婚前低。



No one wants to lose face, or cause others to lose face, and a vague approach is the best way to ensure that no face is lost.

没有人想丢面子，或者让别人丢面子，如是，采取一种模棱两可的做法是最好的保全所有人面子的办法。



Why was I trying to make them lose face?

我为什么要使他们丢脸呢？



Because losing a form is a type of incompetence, the exposure of which would cause the authorities to lose face by contradicting their implicit claim to be people who can properly handle forms.

因为丢了表格是一种失职的表现，这事要是让外人知道了会让自居办事严谨的领导们脸上无光。



In order to be a swimmer you've got to conquer you fear, you've got to survive and suck in water, yell for help, you've got to lose face many times before you can make it.

为了学会游泳，你必须战胜恐惧，你必须求生存，呛水，喊救命，丢无数次的脸，这样才能学会游。



In Qifang's case, borrowers also provide family details, which increases the social pressure not to default, since that would cause the family to lose face.

齐放还进一步要求借款者提供家庭细节，这一点增加了违约的社会压力，因为那(违约)将会令其家人脸面无光。