bluff的中文翻译是什么意思

bluff

US/blʌf/
UK/blʌf/

v. 欺骗,吓唬; 虚张声势

n. 欺骗,误导; 峭壁

adj. 坦率的; 直言的

bluff柯林斯释义

N-VAR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。

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。

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。

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

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。

bluff英文释义

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

          bluff短语

          1. call someone's bluff

            戳穿某人的幌子,揭穿某人的谎言

          bluff场景例句

          He is kind and friendly despite his rather bluff manner.

          他为人厚道,待人亲切,虽然态度有点粗鲁.

          Native Americans , known as bluff dwellers, first lived in Arkansas.

          被认为是会虚张声势的美国原住民, 一开始就是住在阿肯色.

          He threatened to dismiss me from my job, but it's all bluff.

          他威胁说要解雇我, 但是这不过是恐吓而已.

          He has a bluff way of speaking, but a kind heart.

          他说话直率, 但心地善良.

          This open face makes it impossible for her to bluff.

          这张显得单纯的脸使她不可能骗人.

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          bluff词性变形

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          bluff近义词

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