看美剧学高频短语:Spare sb’s feelings
Spare someone’s feelings:To avoid doing or saying something that will hurt someone emotionally: to avoid upsetting someone. (不让某人感到难堪、难过以照顾某人的感受、脸面)
Spare sb’s feelings:To avoid doing or saying something that will hurt someone emotionally: to avoid upsetting someone. (不让某人感到难堪、难过以照顾某人的感受、脸面)
以下是高频短语“Spare sb’s feelings”在电影美剧片断中的情景例句:
E.G.1:I give you a graceful way to spare my feelings, and you clobber me with facts. (DH S07E21)
参考翻译:我给你一个体面的方式以便不让我感到难堪,而你却用现实将我彻底击垮。
E.G.2:I was hoping to spare your feelings, but since you know, I wasn’t comfortable having my recipe made with substandard ingredients. (DH S05E14)
参考翻译:我想着要顾及你的感受,但因为你也知道,我不喜欢用质量低劣的食材来制作我的食谱。