汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 卖关子
mài guān zi
卖关子 (賣關子)
to keep listeners in suspense (in storytelling) / to keep people on tenterhooks
说书人说长篇故事，每次总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。比喻说话﹑做事在紧要的时候，故弄玄虚，使对方着急。
卖 (賣) mài 关 (關) guān 子 zi/zǐ
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

别卖关子了，往下讲吧。

Don't keep us guessing. Go on!

别跟我们卖关子了—然后发生了什么事儿？

Don't keep us in suspense —what happened next?

“快点儿，苏珊，”我说，“告诉我什么？我可不能忍受别人卖关子。”

"Come on, Susan," I said. "Tell me what? I can't stand the suspense."

卖关子是评书中常用的手段技巧，术语称留扣子。

Keeping the audience guessing is a common technique in storytelling, the term for it is Liukouzi.

你现在已经激起我的好奇心了，那现在你别在卖关子了。

You have roused my curiosity. And now you must gratify it.

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