bluff

释义

v.欺骗，吓唬; 虚张声势n.欺骗，误导; 峭壁adj.坦率的; 直言的

大小写变形: Bluff

词态变化

复数 :   bluffs ; 第三人称单数 :   bluffs ; 过去式 :   bluffed ; 过去分词 :   bluffed ; 现在分词 :   bluffing ;

实用场景例句

He confidently bluffed his way into the high-stakes poker game.

他自信地虚张声势，成功加入了这场高赌注的扑克游戏。

金山词霸

Beneath her cheerful demeanor she was a deeply thoughtful person.

她外表开朗，但其实是个深思熟虑的人。

金山词霸

It was merely a show of bluff.

那不过是虚张声势的表演。

金山词霸

The email was just a bluff...

这封邮件不过是虚张声势罢了。

金山词霸

Building up the military option is crucial to demonstrate that this is no bluff...

关键是要加强军事选项，以表明这不是虚张声势。

金山词霸

The opposition's bluff was finally called by the Socialist party.

反对派的虚张声势最终被社会党人识破。

金山词霸

No party involved, not even if they joined forces, might be bluffing regarding their true motives.

参与的任何一方，即便是联手合作，也可能没有在真实目的上虚张声势。

金山词霸

The hijackers, armed with fake explosives, managed to bluff the flight attendants in every single case.

劫机者在每起事件中都利用假炸药成功吓唬了乘务人员。

金山词霸

A steep bluff stands above the Congaree River.

耸立在康加里河上方的陡峭悬崖。

金山词霸

His bluff exterior conceals an enigmatic complexity within that remains unfathomable to most.

他粗犷的外表下隐藏着多数人无法理解的谜样复杂。

金山词霸

With bluff humor and unshakable sincerity, he continues documenting the everyday lives of Yorkshire villagers.

他以直率幽默和坚定的真诚，持续记录着约克郡村民的日常生活。

金山词霸

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.

《简明英汉词典》

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.

期刊摘选

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.

期刊摘选

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

他说话直率, 但心地善良.

《简明英汉词典》

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.

期刊摘选

Sometimes, however, it turns into a game of double bluff.

有时候, 会变成双重的诈骗游戏.

电影对白

His bluff exterior belied a connoisseur of antiques.

他作风粗放,令人看不出他是古董鉴赏家.

《简明英汉词典》

It is not easy to climb a bluff mountain.

登上陡峭的山可不容易.

《简明英汉词典》

The Hawks called his bluff and Childress took the money and ran.

鹰队接受了这个“挑战”,而柴尔德里斯拿了钱就走人了.

期刊摘选

He could bluff his way through any difficulty.

他可以招摇撞骗闯过任何难关.

《简明英汉词典》

He was bluff, strong, friendly, and outgoing.

他性格坦率, 倔强, 和蔼, 开朗.

辞典例句

真题例句

Writers can't bluff ( ' , 虚张声势 ) their way through ignorance.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

So I stopped shouting and bluffing, and slowly my writing improved.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Writers can't bluff their way through ignorance.

2015年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

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

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"