face-saving
face-saving ['feis,seiviŋ]
adj. 保全体面的；顾全面子的
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- adj. 保全体面的；顾全面子的
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1. Napoleon Bonaparte was awarded the island as a tiny principality in a face-saving deal after his first abdication in 1814.
拿破仑·波拿巴在1814年被授予这座岛屿，作为他在当年被第一次流放后的挽回面子的交易。
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2. 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.
把她叫到一边，给她一大笔钱，编造一些为她保留颜面的话，再写一些很棒的评语，和颜悦色地把她送出门。
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3. But the various escape clauses that Vietnam insisted upon suggest it was more of a face-saving measure than a firm pledge.
但是越南坚持多项免责条款，使得这项合约与其说是一项坚定的承诺，还不如说是为保面子的措施。
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