Word · Frequency #11432
bluff
吓唬；欺骗；虚张声势
to deceive someone by pretending that you are in a stronger position than you really are, especially in poker by making a bold bet with a weak hand
- 1.
To make a bluff; to give the impression that one’s hand is stronger than it is.
虚张声势；让人以为自己手中的牌比实际更强。
- 2.
To fluff, puff or swell up.
使蓬松；鼓起；膨胀。
- 3.
To frighten, deter, or deceive with a false show of strength or confidence; to give a false impression of strength or temerity in order to intimidate or gain some advantage.
以虚假的力量或自信恐吓、阻止或欺骗；为恐吓或谋取优势而假装强大或鲁莽。
- 4.
To perform or achieve by bluffing.
靠虚张声势来实施或实现。
虚张声势；让人以为自己手中的牌比实际更强。；使蓬松；鼓起；膨胀。；以虚假的力量或自信恐吓、阻止或欺骗；为恐吓或谋取优势而假装强大或鲁莽。；靠虚张声势来实施或实现。；吓唬
In use
He tried to bluff the guard, but his nervous voice gave him away.
She bluffed about having a degree, and nobody checked.
Stop bluffing and just admit you don't know the answer.
bluff sb into doing sth
动词用法：bluff 后接人，表示通过虚张声势或欺瞒使某人做某事，into 后接动名词。
He bluffed the guards into letting him through.
他虚张声势，骗得警卫放他过去了。
bluff one's way out of/through sth
动词短语：one's 随主语变化，表示靠虚张声势摆脱或通过某情况。
She managed to bluff her way out of the situation.
她设法虚张声势，摆脱了那种局面。
call sb's bluff
名词用法：固定搭配，意为要求对方证明自己不是在虚张声势，即“摊牌”。
Connections
Collocations
- call someone's bluff
- 揭穿某人的虚张声势
- The manager called her bluff and she had to admit she was lying.经理揭穿了她的虚张声势，她只好承认自己在撒谎。
- bluff your way through
- 靠虚张声势蒙混过关
- He bluffed his way through the interview without any real experience.他没有任何实际经验，却靠虚张声势蒙混过了面试。
- bluff it out
- 继续虚张声势以摆脱困境
- Even though the evidence was against him, he decided to bluff it out.尽管证据对他不利，他还是决定继续虚张声势以摆脱困境。
- river bluff
- 河岸断崖
- The river bluff was too dangerous to climb.那处河岸断崖太危险了，不能攀登。
- bluff manner
- 直率的态度
- His bluff manner made him seem rude, but he was actually very kind.他直率的态度让人以为他很粗鲁，其实他非常友善。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：站在断崖（bluff）上，心里没底却虚张声势（bluff）吓唬人。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：geography writing、poker/gambling、daily conversation、formal description bluff 兼有名词、动词、形容词义项，语域并不单一。表示“断崖”时多用于地理或书面描写；表示“吓唬/虚张声势”时常见于日常对话、扑克或谈判；形容词义“直率”比较正式。实际使用时需根据具体语境判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end with the /ʌf/ sound and rhyme with 'bluff': cuff, puff, tough, stuff, rough, enough. Note that the 'ough' spelling in tough, rough, and enough is pronounced /ʌf/, but in other words like 'though' it is pronounced /oʊ/. Also, despite the similar spelling beginning, 'blue' (/bluː/) and 'blush' (/blʌʃ/) do not rhyme with 'bluff'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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