bluff
🇺🇸
/blʌf/
🇬🇧
/blʌf/
verb
R
to pretend you will do something or know something to trick others
He tried to bluff by saying he would quit, but no one believed him.
他试图通过说要辞职来虚张声势，但没人相信他。
noun
R
a trick where you pretend to do or know something to fool others
His threat was just a bluff to scare us.
他的威胁只是个吓唬我们的虚张声势。
R
a steep cliff or slope near water
The castle stood on a high bluff overlooking the river.
城堡矗立在一处俯瞰河流的高耸悬崖上。
adjective
R
friendly and direct, but sometimes not very polite
His bluff manner made him seem rude, but he was kind inside.
他直率的态度让他显得粗鲁，但内心却很善良。
translation
虚张声势
虚张声势, 悬崖
直率的
词形变化
Plural
bluffs
Progressive
bluffing
Past
bluffed
Perfect
bluffed
3rd Present
bluffs
Comparative
bluffer
Superlative
bluffest