take the most honourable or appropriate course of action, even if is not necessarily in one's own interests
做有体面的事
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after his defeat he should do the decent thing and step down .在被击败之后,他应该不失体面地下台。
做有体面的事
Yet, regardless of the rights and wrongs of its wider dispute with Ukraine, Russia chose not to do the decent thing.
然而不管其与乌克兰的争论对错与否,俄罗斯却并没有这样做。
His only sin, it appears, is being "second-generation rich" and wanting to do the decent thing and wed his new girlfriend, who just happens to be the actress Barbie Hsu.
他唯一的罪过看来就因为是个富二代,而且想要做点体面的事并和他的新女朋友结婚。他的这位女朋友又刚好是演员大s。
The deputy prime minister has recommended that News International "do the decent thing" and drop their attempt to take over complete control of the satellite broadcaster BSkyB.
代理首相曾建议国际新闻公司“做点体面的事”,放弃接管完全控制卫星广播bskyb的努力。
The main thing you have to do is go to bed at a decent hour so you will have the energy to get started on your day.
最主要的是你必须按时睡觉,这样第二天你才有精力做好你的事情。
Private Caparzo: Sir, It's the decent thing to do, Sir.
卡帕佐:长官,那么做是对的。
take the most honourable or appropriate course of action, even if is not necessarily in one's own interests
做有体面的事
在被击败之后,他应该不失体面地下台。