bluff

v. 虛張聲勢

n. 虛張聲勢；嚇唬；絕壁

adj. 直率的

同步翻譯

v.(動詞)

vi. 以假象欺騙，吹牛 deceive by pretending to be stronger,cleverer,surer of the truth,etc.,than one is
vt. 以虛張聲勢找出或達成 find or make one\\\'s way by doing this

n.(名詞)

adj.(形容詞)

英語翻譯

Noun:

a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
pretense that your position is stronger than it really is;
\\\"his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted\\\"
the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards

Adjective:

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\\\"
bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured;
\\\"a bluff but pleasant manner\\\"
\\\"a bluff and rugged natural leader\\\"

Verb:

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

造句

用作動詞(v.)

He could bluff his way through any difficulty.
他可以招搖撞騙闖過任何難關。
John is a deep card; no one can bluff him easily.
約翰是個機靈鬼，誰也不容易欺騙他。
The man is trying to bluff his way out of the whole thing.
這人想裝做無辜來擺脫此事。
They were bluffed into believing we were not ready for the attack.
他們上了當，以為我們還沒有作好進攻準備。

用作名詞(n.)

The company\\\'s threat to sack anyone who went on strike was just (a) bluff.
公司威脅說誰罷工就解雇誰，那只不過是虛張聲勢罷了。
The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff .
人摔得最痛的一跤，是為自己嚇唬自己所絆倒。
The precipitous bluff stopped us.
多懸崖的絕壁擋住了我們的去路。

用作形容詞(adj.)

He was bluff, strong, friendly, and outgoing.
他性格坦率，倔強，和藹，開朗。
He is kind and friendly despite his rather bluff manner.
他為人厚道，待人親切，雖然態度有些粗魯。
Beneath his bluff exterior he was really quite a sensitive man.
他外表粗放，但其實是個用心細膩的人。

常用短語

組詞

I learnt that sulking, crying, moping, and malingering were bluffs that paid.
出自：C. Connolly
There\\\'s a lot of bluff goes with this act; he knows nothing about brandy.
出自：A. Wilson
I maul\\\'d you when you look\\\'d so bluff.
出自：Swift
Finally wound up with a bluff \\\'Go, or let alone\\\'.
出自：Lytton
You\\\'re so blunt and bluff lately, so outspoken!
出自：B. Plain
I bluffed him by giving him the impression that I was absolutely certain.
出自：Conan Doyle
There was considerable feeling..that Hitler and Mussolini were just bluffing. Show strength and they will back down.
出自：J. F. Kennedy