He purposely made those remarks in order to save face.

他因爱面子而故意说那些话.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

She claimed they'd been in love, but I sensed she was only saying this to save face.

她宣称他们相恋了，但我感到她这么说只是想挽回面子。

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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

But I think we should try and save face a bit by offering her some security.

不过拿点押头出去给人家看,也是我们的面子.

子夜部分

Playboy : Because he had to save face after letting you go?

因为在让你走之后,他想要保住自己的脸面?

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They did all this just to save face.

他们这样做只是为了保全面子.

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You are just trying to save face.

你只是想挽回体面.

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