| 释义 |
bluff² /blʌf/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 虚张声势，假装有把握以骗人；吓唬
It is merely a bluff. 那只不过是虚张声势而已。
put on (或 up) a bluff 虚张声势
a bluff talk 虚张声势的谈话
2. (打扑克时)用大赌注吓退对手
3. 虚张声势者；吓唬别人的人
II ❶ vt.
1. 以假象欺骗，愚弄；吓唬
bluff one's way out (或 bluff it out) 蒙混过关
He bluffed Carol into believing that he was genial. 他装模作样骗得卡罗尔相信他生性随和。
He bluffed the robber with a toy gun. 他用玩具手枪吓唬那个抢劫者。
2. 用大赌注吓退(对手)
❷ vi.
虚张声势吓唬人
[< ? D bluffen to boast] phr. call sb.'s bluff 要某人摊牌；接受某人挑战 You're a damned blackmailer. I've a good mind to call your bluff. 你这该死的讹诈者，我倒很想请你把底牌亮出来看看哩。 With such a poor hand, I couldn't afford to call his bluff. 我这手牌太差了，没能要他摊牌。 run a bluff on sb. 〈美〉对某人虚张声势；吓唬某人；欺骗某人 |