词海拾贝：

1. lose one’s face：出丑，丢脸

His careless work made him lose face with his teacher.

他工作疏忽使他在老师面前丢脸。

If Tom doesn’t keep his promise, he’ll lose face.

如果汤姆不信守诺言，他就会丢面子。

2. talk big：吹牛，说大话;放空炮

We dislike those who talk big and do nothing.

我们不喜欢那些专讲大话而不做事的人。

He loved to talk big and brag about a variety of things to other people.

他喜欢说大话，很多事情都喜欢跟人乱掰一通。

You can’t believe more than half of what he says, he always likes to talk big.

他的话一半你也别相信，他们总是爱吹牛。

3. figure out：理解，明白

例句：I can’t figure out why he is buttering me up.

我不明白为什么他要巴结我。

She couldn’t figure out who put a tail on her.

她不明白谁派人盯她的梢。