bluff

英 [blʌf]

美 [blʌf]

v.  虚张声势; 唬人; 吹牛
n.  虚张声势的做法; 唬人; (尤指海边或河边的)峭壁，陡岸
adj.  直率豪爽的(尽管有时不够礼貌)

现在分词：bluffing　复数：bluffs　过去式：bluffed　比较级：bluffer　过去分词：bluffed　第三人称单数：bluffs　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11432 / COCA.7842

短语用例

bluff sb into doing sth

• 靠吹牛哄人…
  to make sb do sth by tricking them, especially by pretending you have more experience, knowledge, etc. than you really have
  1. I don't think he'll shoot─I think he's just bluffing.
     我认为他不会开枪——我想他不过是在吓唬人。

bluff it out

• （受到怀疑后）继续蒙混过关，靠说谎摆脱困境
  to get out of a difficult situation by continuing to tell lies, especially when they suspect you are not being honest
  1. It was just a game of bluff.
     那只不过是唬人的把戏。
  2. He said he would resign if he didn't get more money, but it was only a bluff.
     他说如果不给他加薪他就辞职，但那不过是虚张声势而已。

bluff your way in/out/through

bluff your way into/out of/through sth

• 蒙混过关
  to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true
  1. Beneath his bluff exterior he was a sensitive man.
     他外表大大咧咧，但其实是个敏感的人。

习惯用语

n.

call sb's bluff
• 要求…摊牌，要求…兑现其恫吓（因相信对方不至于或不敢这样做）
  to tell sb to do what they are threatening to do, because you believe that they will not be cruel or brave enough to do it

牛津词典

verb

• 虚张声势；唬人；吹牛
  to try to make sb believe that you will do sth that you do not really intend to do, or that you know sth that you do not really know
  1. I don't think he'll shoot─I think he's just bluffing.
     我认为他不会开枪——我想他不过是在吓唬人。

noun

• 虚张声势的做法；唬人
  an attempt to trick sb by making them believe that you will do sth when you really have no intention of doing it, or that you know sth when you do not, in fact, know it
  1. It was just a game of bluff.
     那只不过是唬人的把戏。
  2. He said he would resign if he didn't get more money, but it was only a bluff.
     他说如果不给他加薪他就辞职，但那不过是虚张声势而已。
• （尤指海边或河边的）峭壁，陡岸
  a steep cliff or slope, especially by the sea or a river

adj.

• 直率豪爽的（尽管有时不够礼貌）
  very direct and cheerful, with good intentions, although not always very polite
  1. Beneath his bluff exterior he was a sensitive man.
     他外表大大咧咧，但其实是个敏感的人。

柯林斯词典

• See also:The letter was a bluff...It is essential to build up the military option and show that this is not a bluff...What we're at here is a game of bluff.double bluff
• PHRASE （因料到对方不敢行动而）要求…摊牌，接受…的挑战
  If youcallsomeone'sbluff, you tell them to do what they have been threatening to do, because you are sure that they will not really do it.
  1. 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。
• VERB 欺骗；误导；吓唬；虚张声势
  If youbluff, you make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it, or that you know something when you do not really know it.
  1. Either side, or both, could be bluffing...
     任何一方，或者双方，都可能是在故弄玄虚。
  2. In each case the hijackers bluffed the crew using fake grenades...
     每一个案例中，劫机者都用了假手榴弹吓唬机组人员。
  3. 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。
• N-COUNT （尤指河边或海边的）悬崖，峭壁，陡岸
  Abluffis a steep cliff or bank, especially by a river or the sea.
  1. ...a high bluff over the Congaree River.
     康加里河边高耸的峭壁
• ADJ-GRADED 坦率的；坦白的；直言的
  If you describe someone, usually a man, asbluff, you mean that they have a very direct way of speaking and behaving.
  1. He comes across as a man with a bluff exterior who, beyond that, is difficult to get to know...
     他给人感觉是一个直来直去的人，但内心却让人捉摸不透。
  2. He has continued to write with a bluff, vivid humour about Yorkshire life.
     他继续用一种直白而又诙谐生动的笔触描绘着约克郡的生活。

英英释义

noun

• the act of bluffing in poker
  Synonym:four flush
• pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
  1. his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted
• a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)

verb

• frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
• deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
  Synonym:bluff out

adj

• bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured
  1. a bluff but pleasant manner
  2. a bluff and rugged natural leader
• very steep
  1. a bluff headland
  2. where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise
  3. a sheer descent of rock
  Synonym:boldsheer

双语例句

• What we're at here is a game of bluff.
  我们此时陷入的是一场骗局。
• The letter was a bluff
  这封信不过是吓唬人罢了。
• When she said she was going to leave him, he thought it was only a bluff.
  当她说要离开他刊，他认为那只是吓唬人而已。
• My bluff was called one sunny morning when our beauty editor swept in from a London fashion week assignation.
  我的骗局在一个阳光明媚的早晨被揭穿了，当时我们漂亮的编辑从伦敦时装周回来。
• They suspected this was a double bluff on the part of Cairo Intelligence.
  他们怀疑这是开罗情报人员玩的空城计。
• It is essential to build up the military option and show that this is not a bluff
  关键是要做好采取军事行动的准备，以表明这不是虚张声势。
• Despite her bluff manner, she's actually a very kind woman.
  尽管她有点过分直率了，但她实际上是一个十分善良的女子。
• Wade was a hearty, bluff, athletic sort of guy
  韦德是个精力充沛、率直、运动型的人。
• He comes across as a man with a bluff exterior who, beyond that, is difficult to get to know
  他给人感觉是一个直来直去的人，但内心却让人捉摸不透。
• When next he moved in 1938, his bluff was bluff no more.
  当他在1938年采取第二个步骤时，他的恐吓就不再是虚张声势的了。