While you're saving your face you're losing your ass.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 节约;节俭;储蓄金;挽救;
v. 拯救( save的现在分词);收集;保留;避免;
prep. 除…以外;
adj. 可取的，保存的;节省的，节约的;补偿的;救助的;
💡 sav节省+ing名词后缀 → 节省，节约
"electrical labour-saving devices around the home"
节省劳力的各种家用电器
近义：sparingness, thrift, economy, rescue, salvage, lean
反义：loss, misuse, spoilage, squandering, thriftlessness, wastage
n. 面容;表面;脸;方面;
vt.& vi. 面对;面向…;正视;承认;
vt. （感到不能）对付;（明知不好办而）交谈;必须对付（某情况）;面临…;
💡 face=fac表示脸、面 → 脸；表面；外表
"He screwed up his face at the nasty smell."
闻到这令人作呕的气味,他皱眉蹙额.
近义：tackle, brave, breast, confront, front, overlook
反义：parry, avert, prevent, shirk, shun, sidestep