save face

• Though she ' d lost her job , she saved face by saying she ' d left it willingly
  她失去了工作,却说是自愿离职以保全面子
• Though she ' d lost her job , she saved face by saying she ' d left it willingly
  尽管她失去了工作，但她却说是自愿离职以保全面子。
• The student who cheated on the test tried to save face by saying he didn ' t do it
  那名考试作弊的学生为了保住颜面，说他没有作弊。
• To save face , he agreed to tender his resignation instead of getting an official dismissal
  为了要保全面子，他答应自己双手奉上辞职书，代替给正式解雇。
• After the big problem at the factory ， to save face . the company had to blame the machinery
  工厂遭到变故后，为了挽回名誉，公司只能把责任归咎于机器上。
• Bill would not play in the game because he knew he could not do well and he wanted to save face
  比尔不肯参加球赛，因为他知道他的球艺不好，而他又爱面子。
• E g : he can ' t swim but to save face when they go to the lake he always says he ' s just eaten
  他不会游泳，可为了挽回面子，每当去湖边他都要说他刚刚吃饱。
• Eg : after the big problem at the factory ， to save face . the company had to blame the machinery
  工厂遭到变故后，为了挽回名誉，公司只能把责任归咎于机器上。
• I completely forgot kim ' s party and tried to save face by sending her flowers the next morning
  我彻头彻尾地忘了金姆同志的聚会，于是在第二天早上送花给她以挽回面子。
• Harris needs to take whatever course will bring him yi and help chen save face in the process
  哈里斯需要采取一切措施把易建联带到密尔沃基来，同时也要保全陈海涛的脸面。