English Dictionary

play hard to get

動詞

(courtship) To be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest.

日本語の意味

控えめな態度を装い、相手に自分の本当の興味を隠すことで、相手に積極的にアプローチさせる / わざと興味がないように見せることで、相手の本音を引き出そうとする

He tried to play hard to get, smiling one moment and ignoring her the next.

彼は好意のある相手に気取ってつれない態度を取り、一瞬微笑むかと思えば次の瞬間には彼女を無視した。

意味（1）

(courtship) To be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest.

plays hard to get （ present singular third-person ）

playing hard to get （ participle present ）

played hard to get （ participle past ）

played hard to get （ past ）