看越野车比赛视频:翻译:欲擒故纵

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leave sb. at large in order to apprehend him afterwards
故意先放松对方一步,以便更好地控制住

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释义 擒:捉;纵:放。故意先放开他,使他放松戒备,充分暴露,然后再把他捉住。

出处 清·吴趼人《二十年目睹之怪现状》第七十回:“大人这里还不要就答应他,放出一个欲擒故纵的手段,然后许其成事。”

to try to get something by feigning uninterestedness or making concessions

欲擒故纵:为了要捉住,故意先释放.为了进一步控制对放,而有意先放松一步.

play hard-to-get

以下四条全是:
1.leave sb. at large the better to apprehend him; 2.allow sb. more latitude first to keep a tighter rein on him afterwards;
3.let the enemy off in order to catch him later;
4.play cat and mouse (with sb.)

play hard to get