财政大臣被通货膨胀目标和英镑逼得束手无策。The Chancellor is boxed in by inflation targets and sterling.有相当多的人对财政大臣作出的经济会迅猛发展的预测表示怀疑。There was considerable scepticism about the Chancellor's forecast of a booming economy.“但是财政更加困难了。”——“是吗...
他们使主队吃了一场很没面子的败仗。They inflicted a humiliating defeat on the home team.他故意说那些话以保全他的面子.He purposely made those remarks to save his face.他屡屡失败以后, 这次胜利挽回了他的面子.After all his failures, the win saved his face....
I have never felt so humiliated in my life.我一生中从未感到如此丢脸。She was jealous, humiliated, and emotionally at the end of her tether.她既忌妒又感到屈辱，感情上已经到了崩溃的边缘。Her son's affair had humiliated and shamed her.儿子的事让她感到难堪和羞愧。...