bluff
[blʌf] verb intransitive or transitive
■to deceive someone by making them think either that you are going to do something when you really have no intention of doing it, or that you have knowledge that you do not really have, or that you are someone else 以假像欺骗，蒙，唬•Is he going to jump or is he only bluffing?他是真要跳还是只是吓唬人？ •Tony seems to know a lot about music, but sometimes I think he's only bluffing.东尼似乎对音乐很了解，但有时我觉得他只是在装样子。 •She bluffed the doorman into thinking that she was a reporter.她装模作样让门房以为她是记者。 bluff your way into/out of sth
■If you bluff your way into or out of a situation, you get yourself into or out of it by deceiving people 蒙混过关•However did Mina manage to bluff her way into that job?米娜究竟是怎样蒙混过关得到那份工作的？ •He's one of those people who is very good at bluffing their way out of trouble.他属于那种善于蒙混过关摆脱麻烦的人。
[blʌf] noun
PRETEND 假装
countable or uncountable
■an attempt to bluff 虚张声势，蒙，唬•When she said she was leaving him, he thought it was only a bluff.当她说要离开他时，他以为那只是吓唬他。
[blʌf] noun
CLIFF 悬崖
countable
■a cliff or very steep bank 悬崖，峭壁；陡岸
[blʌf] adjective
■direct or too honest, often in a way that people find rude 过分直率的；过于直接的•Despite her bluff manner , she's actually a very kind woman.尽管有点过于直率，但她实际上是个很善良的女人。 |