bluff

单词bluff

基本解释

v.: 虚张声势；唬人；吹牛
n.: 虚张声势的做法；唬人；（尤指海边或河边的）峭壁
adj.: 直率豪爽的（尽管有时不够礼貌）
网络: 布拉夫；吓唬；悬崖

权威解释

• 虚张声势；唬人；吹牛:

  to try to make sb believe that you will do sth that you do not really intend to do, or that you know sth that you do not really know

• 虚张声势的做法；唬人:

  an attempt to trick sb by making them believe that you will do sth when you really have no intention of doing it, or that you know sth when you do not, in fact, know it

• （尤指海边或河边的）峭壁，陡岸:

  a steep cliff or slope, especially by the sea or a river

• 直率豪爽的（尽管有时不够礼貌）:

  very direct and cheerful, with good intentions, although not always very polite

英汉解释

• 【牌戏】(持弱牌时)下大注吓倒(对方)

• 〔俚语〕以假象欺骗;假装

• 以假乱真

• 佯攻

• 隐瞒;瞎充好汉

• 吓唬;欺骗

• 恫吓,吓唬吓唬;虚声恫吓;威逼

• 虚张声势,装腔作势

• 虚张声势;虚张声势地说

• (虚张声势地)恐吓,吓唬

• 假攻击

• 高岬

• (船头等的)鼓起部分

• 不良流线体

• 欺骗,吓唬

• 陡壁砂岩

• 悬崖;陡岸

• 虚张声势的人;吓唬人的人

• 峭壁,断崖

• 壁;悬崖;绝壁

• 【航海】(船头等)前端平阔而垂直的

• 直率的,爽快的,坦率的;粗率的

• 若无其事的

• 带有威胁性的

• 爱咋呼的;招摇撞骗的

• 绝壁的,壁立的,陡峭的

词性分析

• 复数：bluffs

• 现在分词：bluffing

• 过去式：bluffed

单词搭配

• Adj.+n.:

  bluff manner

同义词

n.cliffheadlandhillsideshamtrickadj.plain-spokencheeryloudheartyforthrightv.scampretenddeceivepass offblag

例句

• The company"s threat to sack anyone who went on strike was just (a) bluff. 6. You two are a perfect match.

  公司威胁说谁罢工就解雇谁，那只不过是虚张声势罢了。

• My paper, "Bluff your way into a new job, " is all about stretch growth.

  我的文章“面对新工作，装模作样”就是关于突破性成长的。

• She called his bluff. "That"s fine with me, " she said in a calm, controlled voice.

  她知道了他的想法，‘这对我来说还不错’，她平静的说，竭力控制着自己的声音。

• For all the bluster, one can"t help feeling the tough EU stance is a bit of a bluff.

  说道威胁恐吓，你会不由得发现欧盟强硬的立场也不过是虚张声势而已。

• When at last he stood upon the bluff, he turned to his little sister and looked upon her sorrowfully.

  最后他站到了悬崖上，转过身来，忧郁地看这他的妹妹。

• Please remember how much they got by brass and bluff at the time of the French collapse.

  请回忆一下当法国崩溃时，他们凭吹嘘与欺诈获得了多少东西。

• He has to call his bluff in court and tell everyone what he knows about the matter.

  他须到法庭对证，告诉大家关于这件事他所知道的一切。

• On the other hand, she says she was prepared to die and wasn"t trying to call her husband"s bluff.

  但另外，她又说曾准备好去死，不是吓吓丈夫闹着玩的。

• " It"d be better all round if you get on with you work, " he said, the honest, bluff John Bull.

  “你要是把精力放在自己的工作上就好，”那个诚实而又坦率的英国人说道。

• When at last he stood upon the bluff, he turned to his little sister and looked upon her sorrow fully.

  最后他站到了悬崖上转过身来，由于的看着他的妹妹。