Bluff
[ bl?f ]
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vi. 嚇唬;
vt. 嚇唬;愚弄;以假象欺騙;虛張聲勢;
n. 欺騙;恐嚇;懸崖;虛張聲勢的人;
adj. 直率的;爽快的;陡峭的;肥型船首;
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Personally I think that word is full of bluff.
我自己常常認為這個字充滿欺騙。
He is kind and friendly despite his rather bluff manner.
他為人厚道, 待人親切, 雖然態度有些粗魯.
He bluffed me into believing that he was innocent.
他裝模作樣騙得我相信他是清白的。
bluff one's way out of trouble
藉欺騙 [故弄玄虛] 而逃過災難
I thought the veiled threat of war was bluff.
我認為那含蓄的戰爭恫嚇是嚇唬人的。
?? 聯想助記
【串】公司的staff(全體職工),今天是off(休息的),春游到cliff(懸崖),人凍得stiff(僵直的),把空氣sniff(用力吸入),把燒烤stuff(填進),看飯店tariff(價目表),罵太貴是bluff (坦率的)
【記】※諧音“布老虎”:布老虎只能是虛張聲勢嚇虎人
※ blue-沮喪的,bluff-懸崖:心情很沮喪來到懸崖邊放松心情
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?? 牛津釋義
bluff
v
1 [I, Tn] try to deceive (sb) by pretending to be stronger, braver, cleverer, etc than one is 虛張聲勢; 嚇唬（某人）
I don't believe he'd really do what he threatens he's only bluffing (us). 我不相信他真會按他威脅的話去做, 他不過嚇唬（我們）罷了.
2 (phr v) bluff sb into doing sth make sb believe or do sth by deceiving him 騙某人相信某事; 騙某人做某事
They were bluffed into believing we were not ready for the attack. 他們上了當, 以為我們還沒有作好進攻準備. bluff it `out survive a difficult situation by deceiving others （借蒙騙別人）擺脫困境, 絕處逢生. bluff one's way out (of sth) escape from a difficult situation by deceiving others （借蒙騙別人）逃離困境. bluff, n
1 [U, C] bluffing; threat intended to influence sb without being carried out 虛張聲勢; 嚇唬
The company's threat to sack anyone who went on strike was just
(a) bluff. 公司威脅說誰罷工就解雇誰, 那只不過是虛張聲勢罷了.
2 (idm 習語) call sb's bluff => call2.
bluff n cliff or headland with a broad and very steep face （伸向大海的）懸崖峭壁.
bluff adj
1 (esp of cliffs) with a broad steep or vertical front （尤指懸崖）前部寬闊陡直的.
2 (of a person, his manner, etc) frank and abrupt, but good-natured （指人、態度等）粗豪坦率的（但為善意的）
He is kind and friendly despite his rather bluff manner. 他為人厚道, 待人親切, 雖然態度有些粗魯.
?? 擴展釋義
*[bl?f]n. 斷崖, 絕壁, 嚇唬a. 直率的vt. 嚇唬, 欺騙vi. 嚇唬, 欺騙【法】 哄騙, 嚇唬相關詞組: bluff sb out of doing sth call someone's bluff
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I will. See you later.
我會告訴她的。再見！
Delicious!
味道真棒！
Excuse me. What's your full name, please?
請問，您的全名是什么？