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.
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有时候我们心甘情愿地付出自己的一切财物以保全自己的生命, 但是外科医生正是为我们提供这种服务,我们却不肯多给他些医疗费.
《用法词典》
She refused his offer tactfully , allowing him to go away with his pride intact.
她很得体地拒绝了他的提议, 让他能保全面子离开.
《简明英汉词典》
If you would save your neck, write me swiftly an obligation for twenty pounds.
如果你想保全脑袋的话, 马上给我写一张二十英镑的借据.
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He had enough friends in the right places to save his neck and cover up for him.
他有很多朋友能保全他，帮他打掩护。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
It might be nothing, but Faber stayed alive by worrying about things that might be nothing.
这也许没什么, 然而,正因为费伯对一些看起来“没什么”的事情十分谨慎,才得以保全自己的性命.
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The court should be entitled to have jurisdiction over conduct preservation applied for.
诉中的行为保全原则上由本案法院管辖。情况紧急的，也可以由行为履行地的法院管辖。
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