音标:[blʌfs] ;
n. 恐吓( bluff的名词复数 ); 悬崖; 峭壁
v. 以假象欺骗, 吹牛( bluff的第三人称单数 ); 以虚张声势找出或达成
n a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
n pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
n the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
v deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
v frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is

bluff的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. He could bluff his way through any difficulty.他可以招摇撞骗闯过任何难关。
  2. John is a deep card; no one can bluff him easily.约翰是个机灵鬼,谁也不容易欺骗他。
  3. The man is trying to bluff his way out of the whole thing.这人想装做无辜来摆脱此事。
  4. 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。
用作名词(n.)
  1. 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. The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff .人摔得最痛的一跤,是为自己吓唬自己所绊倒。
  3. The precipitous bluff stopped us.多悬崖的绝壁挡住了我们的去路。
用作形容词(adj.)
  1. He was bluff, strong, friendly, and outgoing.他性格坦率,倔强,和蔼,开朗。
  2. 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。
  3. Beneath his bluff exterior he was really quite a sensitive man.他外表粗放,但其实是个用心细腻的人。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. He says he'll win the race,but he's only bluffing.他说他会赢得这场比赛,事实上只是在吹牛。
用作及物动词S+ ~+n./pron.
  1. She wasn't bluffing him.她并没有唬他。
  2. He could bluff his way through any difficulty.他可以招摇撞骗闯过任何难关。
  3. He bluffed me into thinking that his stick was a gun.他唬得我相信他的手杖是一支枪。
用作名词(n.)
  1. His threat was just a bluff.他的威胁只是虚张声势。
  2. It was just a game of bluff.那只不过是唬人的把戏。
  3. It is not easy to climb a bluff mountain.登上陡峭的山可不容易。
用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语~+ n.
  1. He is kind and friendly despite his rather bluff manner.他虽然态度有点粗鲁,但为人厚道,待人亲切。
  2. She has a bluff way of speaking,but a kind heart.她说话直率,但心地善良。
用作表语S+be+~
  1. He was bluff and friendly.他坦率友好。

词汇搭配

  • bluff it out伪装而得以幸免(蒙混...
  • bluff throw假传
  • bluff work边坡整平工作...
  • bluff erosion陡壁冲刷
  • bluff failure陡壁坍毁
  • bluff body钝体,非流线形体,扁...
  • bluff board挡泥板
  • river bluff河边陡岸
  • double bluff双重陷阱 双饵...
  • blind man's buff捉迷藏
  • call sb's bluff要某人摊牌; 激某人...
  • call someone's bluff指出对方外强中干, ...
  • put on a good bluff虚张声势而又装出很安...
  • run a bluff on虚张声势
  • throw a bluff on虚张声势

经典引文

  • 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
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