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- a redeeming quality or characteristic
- her love of music remains her one saving grace
- her sense of humor has to be a saving grace
- the saving grace for both developments is that they are creating jobs
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- (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God;the state of one who is under such divine influence
- the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin
- it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church
- the Virgin lived in a state of grace
- Synonym: grace state of grace
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That play 's only saving grace was that it didn 't last long .
那出戏的唯一可取之处是它不算太长。
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This book is very badly written , and its only saving grace is its interesting color photographs .
这本书写得很糟糕,唯一可取之处就是书上那些有趣的彩色照片。
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Ageing 's one saving grace is you worry less about what people think .
上了年纪的一个好处是不再那般担心别人的看法。
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Knowing deep down you could have been his saving grace .
但你深知自己本来有帮助他的机会。
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The ability to agree on that , or anything , may be our saving grace .
能同意这一点,或许是我们可取的地方。
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The only saving grace I suppose is she 's better off than she was
我想唯一的好处是她这样总比以前强
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Her sense of humor is her saving grace .
她惟一的长处是有幽默感。
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He may is stupid and mean , but his one saving grace is his humour .
他虽说又愚蠢又吝啬,但他有幽默的长处。
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For all its peculiar horror , cancer comes with a saving grace .
尽管谈癌色变,但癌症也有“可取之处”。
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but my saving grace was Emerson College because no matter how awful gives were
不过爱默生学院挽救了我无论我的境况有多糟
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Her saving grace was that she was funny ;
她的可取之处在于她很会逗乐;
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My saving grace is the fact that , back then , I didn 't know what I was doing .
我现在的可取之处就是接受现实,而那个时候我不知道自己在做什么。
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Those who wait upon the Lord will indeed experience the epiphany of his saving grace .
等候耶和华的,的确会经历祂救赎恩典的显现。
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What a story we have to tell & not only about social graces but also about saving grace !
我们要述说一个何等美好的故事,这个故事不但是关乎社交礼仪,而且是关乎救赎的恩典!
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His kindness to his mother is his saving grace ; otherwise , I would despise him .
他待他的母亲好,这是他的可取之处,否则我可真要瞧不起他了。
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That is the saving grace of humor , if you fail no one is laughing at you .
玩幽默有一个好处,那就是如果你玩不好,没有人会笑你。
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Be strategic and smart with your time , it can be your saving grace when you start to become overwhelmed .
充分合理地利用你的时间,这也许会在你不知所措时成为你的强心剂。
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However , a few more companies including Microsoft did send representatives , and the empirical workshop was a saving grace .
然而,更多的公司包括微软派出了代表,并且这种经验式的研讨会也有可取之处。
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Ultimately , though , the saving grace of Asia is that growth rates are starting to tail off from a high base .
不过说到底,亚洲的优势在于:它的经济增长率是从一个较高的基础上开始下降的。
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The redeeming feature of the plan is its simplicity ; his saving grace was his sense of humor .
这个计划可取之处是其简单性;他的可取之处是他的幽默感。
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Henley 's saving grace was increased applications from other markets , particularly China , says Peter Miskell , head of postgraduate studies .
研究生教导主任彼得.米斯克尔(PeterMiskell)表示,对亨利商学院来说,幸亏其他市场(尤其是中国)申请人数增加。
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The saving grace is that China , on the showing so far , is not about to frighten the horses .
幸运的是,目前的迹象表明,中国不会做出“惊人”之举。
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Surety , humour is the saving grace of us , for without it we should die of vexation .
毫无疑问,幽默是惟一帮助我们摆脱矛盾的办法,要是没有它,我们就会死于烦恼。
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His saving grace was that he encouraged her to read – and stole books from libraries to give her a love of literature .
他“唯一”做对过的事就是鼓励她阅读&他曾经从图书管中偷书给她看,以培养她对文学的爱好。
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The only saving grace is that VCs generally get an indicative answer before plugging in tens of millions of dollars .
唯一值得欣慰的是,风投们在抛出大笔资金之前,通常都会有所预见。
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She found is a saving grace in Fleur that having set her heart on a thing , she had no change of heart until she got it .
她在芙蕾身上发现一种可取的美德,那就是她一旦下定决心做某件事情,不达目的,决不罢休。
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What are the benefits of humbly and truthfully telling others about the saving grace that God has personally shown us ?( vs.12-17 )
把神向你个人显明的救恩谦卑真实地告诉别人,会有什么益处?(第12-17节)
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For local banks facing the risks of a bubble bursting , the great saving grace is that there are quite strict limits on the loan-to-value ratios allowed for mortgage lending .
对面临泡沫破裂风险的香港本土银行来说,幸运的是,在发放抵押贷款时,它们在贷款估值比率方面有着相当严格的限制。
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My only saving grace was so that no one heard the guttural sounds of fear groaning out of my mouth , because I was shaking so far from the microphone .
唯一可取之处是没人听到我因恐惧而发出的喉音,因为我离话筒很远。
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The saving grace of art is that it provides these " sleepers " with the idea of a shore to rest on , so that they can imagine the possibility of redemption somewhere beyond reality .
艺术的恩惠为“潜行者”预备着一份憩息之水滨的想象,使得人们能想象现实之外仍有救赎之可能。