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They don't want a war, but they don't want to lose face.
他们不想要战争,但他们也不想丢脸面。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food.
许多人甚至觉得,如果他们的客人把所有的食物都吃完了,他们会觉得很丢脸。
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There was constant social pressure not to lose face.
保持不丢面子的社会压力无时不在, 无处不在。
The little darlings must look sharp or they and their parents might lose face.
CNN: LITTLE EMPERORS
One is that he would rather unleash full-blown market panic than back down and lose face.
ECONOMIST: Putin versus the oligarchs
But if a Chinese company is going to lose face internationally, they will deal with it firmly.
BBC: Anger over China milk scandal
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