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单词 face-saving
释义
face-saving
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adj

WORD FAMILY
face-saving
USAGE EXAMPLES
Mexico seems to want to help in this face-saving endeavor and has wisely decided not to escalate the rhetoric.
Wall Street Journal(Nov 20, 2016)
Such insistent warmth will either offer her a face-saving return or force her to keep renewing her choice to fume.
Seattle Times(Nov 10, 2016)
Back, then, to more maps and results on the news channels — along with attempts at face-saving by so, so many pundits and experts.
Washington Post(Nov 09, 2016)
adj maintaining dignity or prestige
a face-saving compromise
Syn
helpful
providing assistance or serving a useful function
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