賣關子 卖关子
[mài guān zi]
(in storytelling) to keep listeners in suspense
(in general) to keep people on tenterhooks
卖关子
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简体中文>英语, CC-CEDICT
卖关子
mài//guānzi
动
1 (in story telling) break at a key moment to keep listeners in suspense
2 deliberately mystify; keep people guessing:
- 结果怎么样呢？ 快说吧，别卖关子了。 How did it end? Come on! Don't keep us guessing.
mài//guānzi
动
1 (in story telling) break at a key moment to keep listeners in suspense
2 deliberately mystify; keep people guessing:
- 结果怎么样呢？ 快说吧，别卖关子了。 How did it end? Come on! Don't keep us guessing.
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英词典
卖关子
mài guān·zi
1. 说书人说长篇故事,在说到重要关节处停止,借以吸引听众接着往下听,叫卖关子。 {(of a storyteller) stop just when a story reaches a climax to keep the audience in suspense}
2. 〈比喻 fig.〉说话、做事在紧要的时候,故弄玄虚,使对方着急而答应自己的要求 {deliberately keep people guessing to get one's own way}:
- 有话快说,别～了! {Come on, speak! Don't keep us guessing!}
mài guān·zi
1. 说书人说长篇故事,在说到重要关节处停止,借以吸引听众接着往下听,叫卖关子。 {(of a storyteller) stop just when a story reaches a climax to keep the audience in suspense}
2. 〈比喻 fig.〉说话、做事在紧要的时候,故弄玄虚,使对方着急而答应自己的要求 {deliberately keep people guessing to get one's own way}:
- 有话快说,别～了! {Come on, speak! Don't keep us guessing!}
简体中文>英语, 现代汉语词典
卖关子
mài guānzi
动 (of a story-teller) stop a story at a climax to keep the listeners in suspense<熟喻> win acceptance by deliberately mystifying something at a crucial point in the talk or in doing business
mài guānzi
动 (of a story-teller) stop a story at a climax to keep the listeners in suspense<熟喻> win acceptance by deliberately mystifying something at a crucial point in the talk or in doing business
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英大词典
