bluff
v.(动词)
bluffed,bluff.ing,bluffs
v.tr.(及物动词)
To mislead or deceive.
误导,欺骗
To impress, deter, or intimidate by a false display of confidence.
虚张声势:通过假装有把握给人印象、威慑或威胁
Games To try to mislead (opponents) in a card game by heavy betting on a poor hand or by little or no betting on a good one.
【游戏】 玩牌戏中下大注迷惑对手:玩牌游戏中手气坏时下大注或手气好时下小注或不下注,以迷惑(对手)
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To engage in a false display of strength or confidence.
虚张:装作很强大和很有信心的样子
n.(名词)
The act or practice of bluffing.
虚张声势:虚张声势的行动或事例
One that bluffs.
虚张声势的人
来源:
Probably from Dutch bluffen
可能源自 荷兰语 bluffen
from Low German
源自 低地德语
【引伸】
bluff.able
adj.(形容词)
bluff.er
n.(名词)
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bluff
bluff 2
n.(名词)
A steep headland, promontory, riverbank, or cliff.
悬崖,峭壁,陡岸,绝壁
adj.(形容词)
bluff.er,bluff.est
Rough and blunt but not unkind in manner.See Synonyms at gruff
直率,坦率,粗率的:草率、坦率但很友好的举止参见 gruff
Having a broad, steep front.
宽而垂直的
来源:
Probably from obsolete Dutch blaf
可能源自 已废荷兰语 blaf
or Middle Low German blaff [broad]
或 中古低地德语 blaff [宽阔的]
【引伸】
bluff.ly
adv.(副词)
bluff.ness
n.(名词)