lead on
US /liːd ɑːn/
UK /liːd ɑːn/
1.
誤導, 欺騙, 給人假希望
to encourage someone to believe or expect something that is false or will not happen
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He didn't want to lead her on, so he told her he wasn't interested.
他不想誤導她，所以告訴她自己不感興趣。
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She felt like he was leading her on with his promises.
她覺得他用承諾誤導她。