[ yǐnérbùfā ] draw the bow without shooting -- just indicate the motions; be adept at indicating and inducing; be good at guiding sb. while allowing him to make his own decisions; draw the bow but not discharge the arrow
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He added that iran would continue to cooperate with the iaea and had invited iaea chief mohamed el - baradei to tehran for talks with president mahmoud ahmadinejad and his new government 欧盟的新草案只是引而不发,只要时机合适,国际原子能机构随时可以将伊朗核问题向安理会报告。