Bluff
[ blʌf ]
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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;
📝 例句
Personally I think that word is full of bluff.
我自己常常认为这个字充满欺骗。
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.
He bluffed me into believing that he was innocent.
他装模作样骗得我相信他是清白的。
bluff one's way out of trouble
藉欺骗 [故弄玄虚] 而逃过灾难
I thought the veiled threat of war was bluff.
我认为那含蓄的战争恫吓是吓唬人的。
🌱 联想助记
【串】公司的staff(全体职工),今天是off(休息的),春游到cliff(悬崖),人冻得stiff(僵直的),把空气sniff(用力吸入),把烧烤stuff(填进),看饭店tariff(价目表),骂太贵是bluff (坦率的)
【记】※谐音“布老虎”:布老虎只能是虚张声势吓虎人
※ blue-沮丧的,bluff-悬崖:心情很沮丧来到悬崖边放松心情
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
bluff
v
1 [I, Tn] try to deceive (sb) by pretending to be stronger, braver, cleverer, etc than one is 虚张声势; 吓唬（某人）
I don't believe he'd really do what he threatens he's only bluffing (us). 我不相信他真会按他威胁的话去做, 他不过吓唬（我们）罢了.
2 (phr v) bluff sb into doing sth make sb believe or do sth by deceiving him 骗某人相信某事; 骗某人做某事
They were bluffed into believing we were not ready for the attack. 他们上了当, 以为我们还没有作好进攻准备. bluff it `out survive a difficult situation by deceiving others （借蒙骗别人）摆脱困境, 绝处逢生. bluff one's way out (of sth) escape from a difficult situation by deceiving others （借蒙骗别人）逃离困境. bluff, n
1 [U, C] bluffing; threat intended to influence sb without being carried out 虚张声势; 吓唬
The company's threat to sack anyone who went on strike was just
(a) bluff. 公司威胁说谁罢工就解雇谁, 那只不过是虚张声势罢了.
2 (idm 习语) call sb's bluff => call2.
bluff n cliff or headland with a broad and very steep face （伸向大海的）悬崖峭壁.
bluff adj
1 (esp of cliffs) with a broad steep or vertical front （尤指悬崖）前部宽阔陡直的.
2 (of a person, his manner, etc) frank and abrupt, but good-natured （指人、态度等）粗豪坦率的（但为善意的）
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.
🔁 扩展释义
*[blʌf]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
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Was it serious?
病得很重吗？
What does she mean by canceling her performance?
她取消自己的演出是什么意思？
As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape.
由于全国动物园没有一家报告丢了美洲狮，因此那只美洲狮一定是某位私人收藏豢养的，不知怎么设法逃出来了。