单词:bluffest
音标:[blʌfist] ;
假冒知道,吹牛,绝壁,恫吓,虚张声势,故弄玄虚(最高级)
s. very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
s. bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured
s. bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured
bluff的用法和样例:
例句
用作动词(v.)
- He could bluff his way through any difficulty.他可以招摇撞骗闯过任何难关。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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.)
- 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。
- 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。
- 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.)
- He was bluff, strong, friendly, and outgoing.他性格坦率,倔强,和蔼,开朗。
- 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。
- 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。
常见句型
用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)- He says he'll win the race,but he's only bluffing.他说他会赢得这场比赛,事实上只是在吹牛。
- She wasn't bluffing him.她并没有唬他。
- He could bluff his way through any difficulty.他可以招摇撞骗闯过任何难关。
- He bluffed me into thinking that his stick was a gun.他唬得我相信他的手杖是一支枪。
用作名词(n.)
- His threat was just a bluff.他的威胁只是虚张声势。
- It was just a game of bluff.那只不过是唬人的把戏。
- It is not easy to climb a bluff mountain.登上陡峭的山可不容易。
用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语~+ n.- He is kind and friendly despite his rather bluff manner.他虽然态度有点粗鲁,但为人厚道,待人亲切。
- She has a bluff way of speaking,but a kind heart.她说话直率,但心地善良。
- He was bluff and friendly.他坦率友好。
词汇搭配
- bluff it out伪装而得以幸免(蒙混...
- bluff throw假传
- bluff work边坡整平工作...
- bluff erosion陡壁冲刷
- bluff failure陡壁坍毁
- bluff body钝体,非流线形体,扁...
- bluff board挡泥板
- river bluff河边陡岸
- double bluff双重陷阱 双饵...
- blind man's buff捉迷藏
- call sb's bluff要某人摊牌; 激某人...
- call someone's bluff指出对方外强中干, ...
- put on a good bluff虚张声势而又装出很安...
- run a bluff on虚张声势
- throw a bluff on虚张声势
经典引文
I learnt that sulking, crying, moping, and malingering were bluffs that paid.
出自:C. ConnollyThere's a lot of bluff goes with this act; he knows nothing about brandy.
出自:A. WilsonI maul'd you when you look'd so bluff.
出自:SwiftFinally wound up with a bluff 'Go, or let alone'.
出自:LyttonYou're so blunt and bluff lately, so outspoken!
出自:B. PlainI bluffed him by giving him the impression that I was absolutely certain.
出自:Conan DoyleThere was considerable feeling..that Hitler and Mussolini were just bluffing. Show strength and they will back down.
出自:J. F. Kennedy
【近义词】
- trick诡计
- deceive欺骗
- cliff悬崖
- headland海角
- hillside山腰
- sham假
- con骗局
- plain-spoken坦率的
- cheery活泼的
- loud大声的
- hearty亲切友好的
- forthright直截的
- no-nonsense不容许胡说的...
- scam骗局
- pretend假装
- pass off发生
- blag(俚)v.
- delude欺骗
- bank银行
- steep cliff陡峭的山崖
- precipice断崖
- blunt钝的
- bold大胆的
- sheer极轻薄的
- four flush <美>四张同花的牌...