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bluffBrE /blʌf/NAmE /blʌf/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they bluff BrE /blʌf/ NAmE /blʌf/present simple - he / she / it bluffs BrE /blʌfs/ NAmE /blʌfs/past simple bluffed BrE /blʌft/ NAmE /blʌft/past participle bluffed BrE /blʌft/ NAmE /blʌft/ -ing form bluffing BrE /ˈblʌfɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈblʌfɪŋ/ [I, T] ~ (sth) to try to make sb believe that you will do sth that you do not really intend to do, or that you know sth that you do not really know 虚张声势；唬人；吹牛◆I don't think he'll shoot—I think he's just bluffing. 我认为他不会开枪，我想他不过是在吓唬人。 ●ˌbluff it ˈoutto get out of a difficult situation by continuing to tell lies, especially when people suspect you are not being honest （受到怀疑后）继续蒙混过关，靠说谎摆脱困境 ●ˈbluff sb into doing sthto make sb do sth by tricking them, especially by pretending you have more experience, knowledge, etc. than you really have 靠吹牛哄人…●ˌbluff your way ˈin/ˈout/ˈthrough●ˌbluff your way ˈinto/ˈout of/ˈthrough sthto succeed in dealing with a difficult situation by making other people believe sth which is not true 蒙混过关◆She successfully bluffed her way through the interview. 她胡乱吹嘘，成功地通过了面试。 bluffBrE /blʌf/NAmE /blʌf/ noun [U, C] an attempt to trick sb by making them believe that you will do sth when you really have no intention of doing it, or that you know sth when you do not, in fact, know it 虚张声势的做法；唬人◆It was just a game of bluff. 那只不过是唬人的把戏。◆He said he would resign if he didn't get more money, but it was only a bluff. 他说如果不给他加薪他就辞职，但那不过是虚张声势而已。 ➡ see also double bluff [C] a steep cliff or slope, especially by the sea or a river （尤指海边或河边的）峭壁，陡岸●call sb's ˈbluffto tell sb to do what they are threatening to do, because you believe that they will not be cruel or brave enough to do it 要求…摊牌，要求…兑现其恫吓（因相信对方不至于或不敢这样做） bluffBrE /blʌf/NAmE /blʌf/ adjective(of people or their manner 人或态度) very direct and cheerful, with good intentions, although not always very polite 直率豪爽的（尽管有时不够礼貌）◆Beneath his bluff exterior he was a sensitive man. 他外表大大咧咧，但其实是个敏感的人。 |