preserve save maintain save from damage assure the safe of guard or protect keep intact save neck keep in good repair
He purposely made those remarks to save his face.
他故意说那些话以保全他的面子。
—— 给力词典精选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。
—— 给力词典精选There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service.
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。
—— 给力词典精选They hushed up the scandal in an effort to save face.
他们掩盖了丑闻以图保全面子。
—— 辞典例句Can the school be saved from closure?
能保全这所学校不致关闭 吗 ?
—— 辞典例句