mài guān zi
<p>◎ <strong>卖关子</strong> <span class="pinyin">mài guānzi</span></p>
<p><span class="red">(1)</span> <span class="green">[keep people guessing;stop a story at climax to keep the listeners in suspense;suspension]</span> </p>
<p><span class="red">(2)</span> 说书人说长篇故事,在说到紧要关节处中止,借以吸引听众继续往下听。比喻在紧要关头故弄玄虚,以挟制对方</p>
<p><span class="red">(3)</span> 一种修辞手段,用来使听者处于悬念状态,不知下文如何分解或如何作出推断或结论——亦称“宕笔法”</p>