bluff

英 [blʌf] 美 [blʌf]

• v. 虚张声势
• n. 虚张声势；吓唬；绝壁
• adj. 直率的

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vi. 以假象欺骗，吹牛

   deceive by pretending to be stronger,cleverer,surer of the truth,etc.,than one is

2. vt. 以虚张声势找出或达成

   find or make one's way by doing this

n. (名词)

1. [U][C]欺骗，恐吓

   pretense;make-believe

2. [C]悬崖，峭壁

   a cliff

adj. (形容词)

1. 直率的，爽快的

   (of a person or his/her manner) rough,plain,and cheerful

英英释义

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

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"
   

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

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。

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

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

近反义词

【近义词】

• trick 诡计
• deceive 欺骗
• cliff 悬崖
• headland 海角
• hillside 山腰
• sham 假
• con 骗局
• plain-spoken 坦率的
• cheery 活泼的
• loud 大声的
• hearty 亲切友好的
• forthright 直截的
• no-nonsense 不容许胡说的...
• scam 骗局
• pretend 假装
• pass off 发生
• blag (俚)v.
• delude 欺骗
• bank 银行
• steep cliff 陡峭的山崖
• precipice 断崖
• blunt 钝的
• bold 大胆的
• sheer 极轻薄的
• four flush <美>四张同花的牌...

派生词

adj.(形容词)

• bluffer n. 吓唬人的人‖bluffly adv. 陡峭地；直率地，爽快地‖bluffness n. 陡；坦率，爽快