bluff

英[blʌf] 美[blʌf]
  • v. 虚张声势
  • n. 虚张声势；吓唬；绝壁
  • adj. 直率的
bluffable bluffly bluffer bluffest bluffer bluffed bluffed bluffing bluffs
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详细释义

    v. (动词)
    1. vi. 以假象欺骗，吹牛 deceive by pretending to be stronger,cleverer,surer of the truth,etc.,than one is
    2. vt. 以虚张声势找出或达成 find or make one's way by doing this
    n. (名词)
    1. [U][C]欺骗，恐吓 pretense;make-believe
    2. [C]悬崖，峭壁 a cliff
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 直率的，爽快的 (of a person or his/her manner) rough,plain,and cheerful

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)

  2. pretense that your position is stronger than it really is;

    "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"

  3. the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards

Adjective:
  1. very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front;

    "a bluff headland"
    "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"
    "a sheer descent of rock"

  2. bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured;

    "a bluff but pleasant manner"
    "a bluff and rugged natural leader"

Verb:
  1. deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand

  2. frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is

双语例句

1. He tried to bluff his way through another test and failed it.
他试图再次在考试中蒙混过关，但却露馅了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Wade was a hearty, bluff, athletic sort of guy.
韦德是个精力充沛、率直、运动型的人。

来自柯林斯例句

3. What we're at here is a game of bluff.
我们此时陷入的是一场骗局。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The Socialists have decided to call the opposition's bluff.
社会党人已经决定接受对方的挑战。

来自柯林斯例句

5. He is kind and friendly despite his rather bluff manner.
他为人厚道,待人亲切,虽然态度有点粗鲁.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. He could bluff his way through any difficulty.
      他可以招摇撞骗闯过任何难关。
    2. John is a deep card; no one can bluff him easily.
      约翰是个机灵鬼，谁也不容易欺骗他。
    3. The man is trying to bluff his way out of the whole thing.
      这人想装做无辜来摆脱此事。
    4. They were bluffed into believing we were not ready for the attack.
      他们上了当，以为我们还没有作好进攻准备。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The company's threat to sack anyone who went on strike was just (a) bluff.
      公司威胁说谁罢工就解雇谁，那只不过是虚张声势罢了。
    2. The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff .
      人摔得最痛的一跤，是为自己吓唬自己所绊倒。
    3. The precipitous bluff stopped us.
      多悬崖的绝壁挡住了我们的去路。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. He was bluff, strong, friendly, and outgoing.
      他性格坦率，倔强，和蔼，开朗。
    2. He is kind and friendly despite his rather bluff manner.
      他为人厚道，待人亲切，虽然态度有些粗鲁。
    3. Beneath his bluff exterior he was really quite a sensitive man.
      他外表粗放，但其实是个用心细腻的人。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作不及物动词 S+～(+A)
    1. He says he'll win the race,but he's only bluffing.
      他说他会赢得这场比赛，事实上只是在吹牛。
    用作及物动词 S+ ～+n./pron.
    1. She wasn't bluffing him.
      她并没有唬他。
    2. He could bluff his way through any difficulty.
      他可以招摇撞骗闯过任何难关。
    3. He bluffed me into thinking that his stick was a gun.
      他唬得我相信他的手杖是一支枪。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. His threat was just a bluff.
      他的威胁只是虚张声势。
    2. It was just a game of bluff.
      那只不过是唬人的把戏。
    3. It is not easy to climb a bluff mountain.
      登上陡峭的山可不容易。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    用作定语 ～+ n.
    1. He is kind and friendly despite his rather bluff manner.
      他虽然态度有点粗鲁,但为人厚道，待人亲切。
    2. She has a bluff way of speaking,but a kind heart.
      她说话直率，但心地善良。
    用作表语 S+be+～
    1. He was bluff and friendly.
      他坦率友好。

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