save face

The key was to save face on the diplomatic arrangements, says Chung Kim-wah, assistant professor of social science at Hong Kong's Polytechnic University.

香港理工大学社会科学助教Chung Kim-wah称：关键是他们要在外交部署上挽回颜面。

They gave him a choice of resigning, to save face.

他们给了他自动辞职的机会以保全他的面子.

The indirect answer, though ambiguous, does a better job of minimizing conflict, sparing the wooer's feelings while making it easier for the person doing the rejecting. Both get to save face.

间接的回答虽然模棱两可，却能更好地减少冲突，既不伤害追求者的感情，又能让拒绝者更容易拒绝。双方都留了面子。

Women who find themselves pregnant no longer need to marry a man they do not love to save face and men who have a 'little accident' may have to support that accident for the rest of their lives but are not required to be shackled to the mother.

发现自己意外怀孕的女性不再需要嫁给自己不爱的男人来挽回声誉，而发生了“小意外”的男性可能需要终生提供经济支持，但他也不必一辈子就跟孩子的母亲拴在一起。

Playboy : Because he had to save face after letting you go?

因为在让你走之后,他想要保住自己的脸面?

Basically, however, Hitler was merely trying to save face when he spoke of "recapture of a part of the territories now lost in the West" .

说穿了，希特勒所谓“收复现在失去的西方部分地区”，只不过是想保全自己的面子而已。

But I'm going to need your help to concoct a story that will help me save face!

但你得帮我编造个故事，好给我留点脸面！

He purposely made those remarks in order to save face.

他因爱面子而故意说那些话.

The scandal was hushed up in an effort to save face.

为了不丢人,没有把这一丑闻张扬出去.

But I think we should try and save face a bit by offering her some security.

不过拿点押头出去给人家看,也是我们的面子.

Somewhat unexpectedly, Peter and Catherine fell in love, and she even managed to save his empire in from the Turks in 1711, offering her jewels as a bribe and allowing the Russians to retreat rather than face annihilation.

令人意想不到的是，彼得和叶卡捷琳娜竟然坠入爱河。1711年，彼得陷入土耳其军队的重围（译注：1711年俄土战争，彼得一世亲征普鲁特河），叶卡捷琳娜用珠宝贿赂敌军，帮他突围保住皇位，并令俄军撤退，使其免遭歼灭。

She claimed they'd been in love, but I sensed she was only saying this to save face.

她宣称他们相恋了，但我感到她这么说只是想挽回面子。

They did all this just to save face.

他们这样做只是为了保全面子.

Causing another to lose face may be unavoidable at times, although strong cultural norms in America suggest that one goal of relationships is to help others save face.

造成他人丢脸可能是防不胜防的，虽然美国的文化道德准则所建议的关系目标之一就是帮人挽回面子。

They hushed up the scandal in an effort to save face.

他们掩盖了丑闻以图保全面子.

You are just trying to save face.

你只是想挽回体面.

He purposely made those remarks to save his face.

他故意说那些话以保全他的面子.