put on airs; act coy to enhance one's status
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to put on airs; to play hard to get; to feign reluctance to enhance one's value
informal常用于指在邀请、谈判或请求时，一方故意表现出不情愿或高姿态，以获得更多好处或尊重。带有轻微的贬义色彩。
Qǐng请
tā他
lái来
bāng帮
máng忙
，
tā他
hái还
ná拿
qiáo乔
，
fēi非
yào要
wǒ我
men们
sān三
gù顾
máo茅
lú庐
bù不
kě可
。
When we asked him for help, he put on airs and insisted we must repeatedly invite him like the story of Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage.
Nǐ你
bié别
ná拿
qiáo乔
le了
，
zhè这
ge个
jī机
huì会
bié别
rén人
dōu都
qiǎng抢
zhe着
yào要
ne呢
。
Don't play hard to get; everyone else is scrambling for this opportunity.
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Tán谈
pàn判
shí时
tā他
zǒng总
xǐ喜
huān欢
ná拿
qiáo乔
，
yǐ以
zhēng争
qǔ取
gèng更
yǒu有
lì利
de的
tiáo条
jiàn件
。
During negotiations, he always likes to feign reluctance in order to secure more favorable terms.
Bù不
guò过
shì是
ràng让
tā他
chàng唱
shǒu首
gē歌
，
tā他
jìng竟
rán然
ná拿
qǐ起
qiáo乔
lái来
le了
。
It was just a request for him to sing a song, yet he actually started putting on airs.