半推半就bàn tuī bàn jiùbe disposed to but feign to be willy-nilly; half refuse (/deny) and half yield(/accept); feign a feeble resistance; inclined to but pretending not to; give way after making a show of declining; only make a show of resisting; partly refuse and partly consent; yield with a show of reluctance
❍ 杨拐子正迎面从厨房里出来，～地边走边说，…… (李六如《六十年的变迁》 Ⅰ —115) …answered Cripple Yang in an indifferent way as he walked out of the kitchen.
❍ 鸳鸯也～，谢了坐，便坐下，……(《红楼梦》496) After making a show of declining,Yuanyang took the seat with thanks…/薛蟠便拉拉扯扯的起来。宝蟾心里也知八九了，也就～。(《红楼梦》1047)…and Xue Pan started making advances to Baozhan.Well aware of what he wanted,she only made a show of resisting. 半推半就bàn tuī bàn jiù一边推辞，一边靠近。形容假意推脱的样子。make only a show of resisting, yield with a show of reluctance, half refuse and half yield |