vi. 吓唬 vt. 吓唬;愚弄;以假象欺骗;虚张声势 n. 欺骗;恐吓;悬崖;虚张声势的人 adj. 直率的;爽快的;陡峭的;肥型船首 复数: bluffs 第三人称单数: bluffs 过去式: bluffed 过去分词: bluffed 现在分词: bluffing 易混淆的单词: Bluff
中文词源
bluff 吹牛
词源同blow. 或直接来自拟声词。
bluff 用法和例句
These provocations cannot be discounted as pure bluff .
这些挑衅行为不能被视为单纯的虚张声势。
Mr singh should call ms banerjee 's bluff .
辛格不能无视banerjee夫人的恐吓。
In reality , they 're trying to cajole , bluff and calm their audience of global money-sloshers .
实际上,他们是在试图哄骗、吓唬和安定那些作为他们观众的全球散财童子们。
The investigator went on to bluff that there was a video camera in the room , though the recording , with its definitive proof one way or the other , would not be accessible until later .
他接着唬他们说这间屋中有摄像机,已经录下了他们犯罪的确凿记录,抵赖是不可能的。
But this bluff is hugely risky .
但这种虚张声势的做法非常危险。
汉语翻译
n. 断崖, 绝壁, 吓唬 a. 直率的 vt. 吓唬, 欺骗 vi. 吓唬, 欺骗 【法】 哄骗, 吓唬 相关词组: bluff sb out of doing sth call someone's bluff
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards同义词:four flush
动词 bluff:
deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand同义词:bluff out
frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
形容词 bluff:
very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front同义词:bold, sheer
bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured
例句
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。
The boss threatened to dismiss him from his job, but it's all a bluff.老板威胁说要解雇他,但这不过是恐吓而已。
He could bluff his way through any difficulty.他可以招摇撞骗闯过任何难关。
详细解释
bluff v.(动词)bluffed,bluff.ing,bluffs v.tr.(及物动词)To mislead or deceive.误导,欺骗To impress, deter, or intimidate by a false display of confidence.虚张声势:通过假装有把握给人印象、威慑或威胁Games To try to mislead (opponents) in a card game by heavy betting on a poor hand or by little or no betting on a good one.【游戏】 玩牌戏中下大注迷惑对手:玩牌游戏中手气坏时下大注或手气好时下小注或不下注,以迷惑(对手)v.intr.(不及物动词)To engage in a false display of strength or confidence.虚张:装作很强大和很有信心的样子n.(名词)The act or practice of bluffing.虚张声势:虚张声势的行动或事例One that bluffs.虚张声势的人 来源:Probably from Dutch bluffen 可能源自 荷兰语 bluffen from Low German 源自 低地德语 【引伸】 bluff.able adj.(形容词)bluff.er n.(名词) ---------------另--------------bluff bluff 2 n.(名词)A steep headland, promontory, riverbank, or cliff.悬崖,峭壁,陡岸,绝壁adj.(形容词)bluff.er,bluff.est Rough and blunt but not unkind in manner.See Synonyms at gruff 直率,坦率,粗率的:草率、坦率但很友好的举止参见 gruffHaving a broad, steep front.宽而垂直的 来源:Probably from obsolete Dutch blaf 可能源自 已废荷兰语 blaf or Middle Low German blaff [broad] 或 中古低地德语 blaff [宽阔的] 【引伸】 bluff.ly adv.(副词)bluff.ness n.(名词)