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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔EMBARRASSED/EMBARRASSING〕The government ended up with egg on its face when it was found to have withheld documents for political purposes. 政府被发现出于政治目的扣留文件，最后弄得颜面尽失。朗文写作活用〔SHOCKED/SHOCKING〕She had scandalized her family and embarrassed her husband. 她使家人愤怒，使丈夫颜面尽失。朗文写作活用〔blot〕Clara has blotted her copybook by forgetting to send Aunt Jemima a birthday card.克拉拉因为忘记送杰迈玛姨妈生日贺卡而丢了颜面。外研社新世纪〔complacently〕The Republicans complacently assumed that Clinton's endless humiliations would result in landslides for them.共和党想满以为让克林顿颜面扫地的事没完没了, 自己会大获全胜。外研社新世纪〔decency〕His sense of decency forced him to resign.他顾及颜面，不得不辞了职。柯林斯高阶〔discredit〕It is to his discredit that he did not manage to avert the disaster.没能避开这场灾难令他颜面尽失。外研社新世纪〔disgrace〕Hawkins described the team's performance as a disgrace.霍金斯把该队的表现描述为颜面尽失。麦克米伦高阶〔disgrace〕I've disgraced myself by the actions I've taken.我的行为让我颜面尽失。柯林斯高阶〔disgrace〕Two years ago he was in disgrace, sent home from the European Championship after attacking another player.两年前他在欧洲锦标赛上对另一名选手动粗, 之后被迫打道回府, 颜面尽失。外研社新世纪〔dishonour〕He was a dishonour to his family.他让全家人颜面扫地。外研社新世纪〔embarrassingly〕Stephens had beaten him embarrassingly easily.斯蒂芬斯轻松击败了他，让他颜面尽失。柯林斯高阶〔embarrassment〕It is a source of embarrassment to Londoners that the standard of pubs is so low.酒馆水准之低让伦敦人觉得颜面尽失。柯林斯高阶〔face-saving〕They needed a face-saving way out of the confrontation.他们需要用一种保全颜面的方法来解决冲突。韦氏高阶〔face〕He tried to save face by working overtime.他试图通过加班来挽回颜面。韦氏高阶〔foreface〕The part of the head of a four-legged mammal that is in front of the eyes.前颜面：四足兽头部的一部分，在眼睛的前面美国传统〔humiliatingly〕The Conservatives have suffered a humiliating defeat.保守党人遭受到了一次颜面尽失的失败。柯林斯高阶〔humiliatingly〕Thousands of men struggled humiliatingly for jobs.数千名男子不顾颜面地疯抢工作。柯林斯高阶〔humiliating〕The Conservatives have suffered a humiliating defeat.保守党遭受了一次颜面尽失的惨败。外研社新世纪〔humiliation〕The result of the vote is a humiliation for the prime minister.选举结果让总理颜面尽失。外研社新世纪〔mortification〕Welles suffered the public mortification of becoming a before-and-after spectacle: a handsome messiah turned blob.韦尔斯前后变化很大, 由帅气的大英雄变成一个无足轻重的人, 在公众面前颜面扫地。外研社新世纪〔rebuff〕The results of the poll dealt a humiliating rebuff to Mr Jones.民意调查的结果对琼斯先生很不利，让他颜面尽失。柯林斯高阶〔self-respect〕He felt what he was being asked to do took away his dignity and self-respect.他觉得别人叫他干的事情使他颜面扫地，很伤自尊。剑桥高阶〔ultimate〕Coleman lives in fear of the ultimate disgrace.科尔曼整天担心会颜面尽失。柯林斯高阶〔undignified〕It is sad to see a county confine its activities to undignified public bickering.看到整个县都不顾颜面地公开争吵，真让人感到难过。柯林斯高阶〔withering〕She launched a withering attack on the Press.她向该通讯社发起了一次令其颜面扫地的抨击。外研社新世纪In this game, we were severely routed by our opponent. The only saving grace was that we made a buzzer-beater shot. 在这场比赛中，我们被对手狠狠修理了一番。唯一可保住颜面的是我们投进了一个压哨好球。译典通 |
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