bluff
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/blʌf/
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/blʌf/
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.
他試圖透過說要辭職來虛張聲勢,但沒人相信他。
a trick where you pretend to do or know something to fool others
His threat was just a bluff to scare us.
他的威脅只是個嚇唬我們的虛張聲勢。
a steep cliff or slope near water
The castle stood on a high bluff overlooking the river.
城堡矗立在一處俯瞰河流的高聳懸崖上。
friendly and direct, but sometimes not very polite
His bluff manner made him seem rude, but he was kind inside.
他直率的態度讓他顯得粗魯,但內心卻很善良。