lose face

短语

丢脸, 失去自尊与别人的信任, 失去尊严/影响力/名望

发音

AU /ˌluːz ˈfeɪs/

词形变化

loses face 三单 loses face losing face lost face losing face 现在分词 lost face 过去式 lost face 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To lose the respect of others; to be humiliated or experience public disgrace.

    丢脸

    丢人

    丢面子

    习语 不及物

词源

Calque from Chinese 丟臉/丢脸 (diūliǎn) or 丟面子/丢面子 (diū miànzi), both literally “lose face”.

来源:wiktionary