bluffs

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[blʌfs]
是什么意思
  • n.

    恐吓( bluff的名词复数 );悬崖;峭壁;

  • v.

    以假象欺骗,吹牛( bluff的第三人称单数 );以虚张声势找出或达成;

  • 双语释义

    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

    bluff[ blʌf ]

    • n.
      • a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
      • pretense that your position is stronger than it really is

        "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"

      • the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards

        同义词:four flush

    • v.
      • deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand

        同义词:bluff out

      • frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
    • adj.
      • very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front

        "a bluff headland"

        同义词:boldsheer

      • bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured

        "a bluff but pleasant manner"; "a bluff and rugged natural leader"

    学习怎么用

    词组短语

    bluff body钝头体;阻流体

    bluff it out伪装而得以幸免;蒙混过关

    双语例句

    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。

    权威例句

    Threats, Bluffs, and Disclaimers in Negotiations
    Toe erosion of glacial till bluffs: Lake Erie south shore
    Forms of bluffs degraded for different lengths of time in emmet county, Michigan, U.S.A
    Metapelitic Migmatites from Brattstrand Bluffs, East Antarctica—Metamorphism, Melting and Exhumation of the Mid Crust
    The distribution of tree species in steepheads of the Apalachicola River Bluffs, Florida.
    Geological relationships in high‐grade gneiss of the Brattstrand Bluffs coastline, Prydz Bay, East Antarctica
    The stratigraphy of the Pliocene—lower Pleistocene Bardin Bluffs Formation, Amery Oasis, northern Prince Charles Mountains, Antarct...
    A Lava Flow without a Source: The Cohassett Flow and Its Compositional Components, Sentinel Bluffs Member, Columbia River Basalt Group
    Sedimentation in a large lake: A reinterpretation of the late Pleistocene stratigraphy at Scarborough Bluffs, Ontario, Canada
    Presettlement Magnolia-Beech Climax of the Gulf Coastal Plain: Quantitative Evidence From the Apalachicola River Bluffs, North-Centr...