顏面掃地的成語解釋

【成語】：顏面掃地

【發音】：yán miàn sǎo dì

【釋義】:比喻面子喪失乾淨。

【出處】：毛澤東《湖南農民運動考察報告》：“戴過一次高帽子的，從此顏面掃地，做不起人。”

【中英例句】：

1.你希望這些讓我顏面掃地

You wanted all thisto blow up in my face.

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2.最後一分鐘的入球使他們不致顏面掃地。

A last minute goal spared their blushes.

3.戴過一次高帽子的.，從此顏面掃地，做不起人。

Anyone who has once been crowned with a tall paper-hat loses face altogether and can never again hold up his head.

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4.他的回答使自己顏面掃地，同樣使他顏面掃地的是他回答後的當場告辭。

His answer was a disgrace and equally disgrace was his departure immediately afterwards.

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5.那些滿足人們對預測需求的經濟學家，因此而顏面掃地。

The economists who have done so for forecasts have accordingly fallen flat on their faces.