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bluff
[英] [blʌf] [美] [blʌf] 生词本

vi.

vt.

n.

adj.

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1. N-VAR See also: double bluff; 欺骗；误导；吓唬；虚张声势 A bluff is an attempt to make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it. 

  • The letter was a bluff...

    这封信不过是吓唬人罢了。

  • 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。

  • What we're at here is a game of bluff.

    我们此时陷入的是一场骗局。

2. PHRASE （因料到对方不敢行动而）要求…摊牌，接受…的挑战 If you call someone's bluff, you tell them to do what they have been threatening to do, because you are sure that they will not really do it. 

  • 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。

3. VERB 欺骗；误导；吓唬；虚张声势 If you bluff, 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. 

  • Either side, or both, could be bluffing...

    任何一方，或者双方，都可能是在故弄玄虚。

  • 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。

  • 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。

4. N-COUNT （尤指河边或海边的）悬崖，峭壁，陡岸 A bluff is a steep cliff or bank, especially by a river or the sea. 

  • ...a high bluff over the Congaree River.

    康加里河边高耸的峭壁

5. ADJ-GRADED 坦率的；坦白的；直言的 If you describe someone, usually a man, as bluff, you mean that they have a very direct way of speaking and behaving. 

  • 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。

  • 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。

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

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

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"

体育

  • 1.不良流线体
  • 2.非流线型物体
1. He could bluff his way through any difficulty.
他可以招摇撞骗闯过任何难关。

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2. He has a bluff way of speaking, but a kind heart.
他说话直率，但心地善良。

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3. 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。

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4. His bluff exterior belied a connoisseur of antiques.
他作风粗放，令人看不出他是古董鉴赏家。

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5. It is not easy to climb a bluff mountain.
登上陡峭的山可不容易。

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