You are just trying to save face.
你只是想挽回面子。
瘋狂英語特別拿手好戲卡 第 17 部分

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trying ['tra???] 詞頻4
adj. 令人難于忍受的;難堪的;令人厭煩的; v. 試圖( try的現在分詞);試驗，嘗試;審訊;
?? try(考驗)+ing(形容詞后綴)→難堪的；使人痛苦的
"an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback"
試圖重返歌壇的已經上了年紀的流行音樂歌星
近義：arduous, irksome, labored, laborious, nagging, nervy
save [sev] 詞頻1
vt. 節省;保存;儲蓄;解救; vi. 節省;挽救;救球; prep.&conj. 除…之外; n. 救援，救援;
?? save救助 → 挽救
"It was going to take some deft political footwork to save the situation."
當時得采取一些巧妙的政治手段以挽回局勢。
近義：liberate, rescue, salvage, emancipate, free, husband 反義：outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain
face [fes] 詞頻1 詞根: fac
n. 面容;表面;臉;方面; vt.& vi. 面對;面向…;正視;承認; vt. （感到不能）對付;（明知不好辦而）交談;必須對付（某情況）;面臨…;
?? face=fac表示臉、面 → 臉；表面；外表
"He screwed up his face at the nasty smell."
聞到這令人作嘔的氣味,他皺眉蹙額.
近義：tackle, brave, breast, confront, front, overlook 反義：parry, avert, prevent, shirk, shun, sidestep

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