| 词汇 | bluff |
| 释义 | bluff verb[ I or T ] uk /blʌf/ us /blʌf/ to deceive someone by making them think either that you are going to do something when you really have no intention of doing it, or that you have knowledge that you do not really have, or that you are someone else: 虚张声势;吓唬 bluff someone into something/doing somethingShe bluffed the doorman into thinking that she was a reporter.她装模作样让门卫以为她是记者。 Is he going to jump or is he only bluffing?他是真要跳还是只是吓唬人？ Tony seems to know a lot about music, but sometimes I think he's only bluffing.托尼似乎对音乐很了解，但有时我觉得他只是在装样子。 bluff your way into/out of something If you bluff your way into or out of a situation, you get yourself into or out of it by deceiving people: 蒙混过关 How did Mina manage to bluff her way into that job?米娜究竟是怎样蒙混过关得到那份工作的？ Faking & pretending affect air guitar assume believe bluff someone into something/doing something changeling cry faker false false modesty falsifiable falsify out-bluff pass something off as something phoney phony-baloney play-act professed purport quackery bluff noun uk /blʌf/ us /blʌf/ bluffnoun (PRETEND)[ C or U ] an attempt to bluff: 虚张声势;吓唬 When she said she was leaving him, he thought it was only a bluff.当她说要离开他时，他以为那只是吓唬他。 Faking & pretending affect air guitar assume believe bluff someone into something/doing something changeling cry faker false false modesty falsifiable falsify out-bluff pass something off as something phoney phony-baloney play-act professed purport quackery bluffnoun (CLIFF)[ C ] a cliff or very steep bank悬崖，峭壁;陡岸 zrfphoto/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Geography: banks & embankments bank dune embankment hummock levee mound riverbank riverine riverside sandbank sandbar shoal snow bank terraced bluff adjective uk /blʌf/ us /blʌf/ direct or too honest, often in a way that people find rude: 过分直率的;过于直接的 Despite her bluff manner, she's actually a very kind woman.尽管有点过于直率，但她实际上是个很善良的女人。 Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour abruptly abruptness bald baldly baldness blisteringly curt directly directness downrightly edgelord flat outphrase outspoken outspokenly plain speaking plain-spoken plainness shoot suffer vocal bluff | American Dictionarybluff verb us/blʌf/ bluffverb (TRICK)to try to trick someone into believing something, esp. in order to get an advantage over that person: [ I ]The landlord claimed to have the right to raise his rent, but we believed he was bluffing and refused to pay it. bluff noun[ C ] us/blʌf/ bluffnoun[C] (CLIFF)(used in many names of places) a cliff or steep slope, often above a river: Council Bluffs, Iowa bluffnoun[C] (TRICK)an attempt to trick someone: The threat to go on strike was no bluff, the union leaders insisted. Examples of bluffbluff He is bluffing us and he is bluffing himself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not talking about bluffing and false bids. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The milling combine will refuse to give information, and will go on bluffing up to the last minute. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Patients are bluffed into buying private frames at high fees, when there is no reason to do so at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that some 170 firms of timber importers in this country have already been bluffed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope they will not be bluffed by the apparent present reasonableness of this régime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He had thought that we were bluffing, but he realised that he was wrong. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then even if the people have the sense not to be bluffed, what happens? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We know about the configuration of the mountains and the bluffs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should not be bluffed by the fear that there will be a collapse in oil prices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Apparently the union had advised its members that the management was bluffing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You chose to say that we were bluffing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If one is wise, one's policy should be built on the assumption that those who are opposing one on any particular issue are not bluffing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The dangerous thing for us to do in the cause of peace is to carry out a series of bluffs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sure that no councillor who is, frankly, worth his salt would let himself be bluffed by his officials. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of bluff These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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