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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。
吓唬；欺骗；虚张声势
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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
He bluffed the guards into letting him through.
他虚张声势，骗得警卫放他过去了。
虚张声势；让人以为自己手中的牌比实际更强。
To make a bluff; to give the impression that one’s hand is stronger than it is.
使蓬松；鼓起；膨胀。
To fluff, puff or swell up.
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。
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.
靠虚张声势来实施或实现。
To perform or achieve by bluffing.
bluff
Base
原形
bluffs
3rd person
第三人称单数
bluffing
-ing
现在分词
bluffed
Past
过去式
bluffed
Past participle
过去分词
He bluffs when he has a weak hand.
他拿到弱牌时虚张声势。
She bluffed her way through the interview.
她虚张声势地通过了面试。
They are bluffing about the deadline.
他们正就截止日期虚张声势。
该动词为规则变化。
He tried to bluff the guard, but his nervous voice gave him away.
他试图吓唬保安，但他紧张的声音出卖了他。
She bluffed about having a degree, and nobody checked.
她谎称自己拥有学位，没有人查证。
Stop bluffing and just admit you don't know the answer.
别虚张声势了，承认你不知道答案吧。
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。
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。
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”。
I called his bluff and asked for proof.
我戳穿了他的虚张声势，要求他拿出证据。
Not this
He is bluff to me about his plan.
Use this
He is bluffing me about his plan.
bluff 作“吓唬，欺骗”讲是动词，需用现在分词构成进行时，并直接接宾语；不能说 bluff to somebody。介词 to 是受汉语“对我唬”影响的错误。
Not this
We stood on bluff above the river.
Use this
We stood on a bluff above the river.
bluff 作“断崖，绝壁”讲是可数名词，单数前需加冠词 a。漏掉冠词是受汉语缺乏冠词影响而常见的错误。
Not this
I called his bluffing and he told the truth.
Use this
I called his bluff and he told the truth.
固定搭配 call someone's bluff 中 bluff 是名词，意为“虚张声势”，不能用动名词 bluffing 代替。这是短语搭配错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
揭穿某人的虚张声势；迫使某人摊牌
He threatened to resign, but the board called his bluff.
他威胁要辞职，但董事会揭穿了他的虚张声势。
靠虚张声势蒙混过关
I didn't know the topic at all, but I managed to bluff my way through the presentation.
我对那个主题一无所知，但还是设法虚张声势地蒙混过了演讲。
双重虚张声势；真假难辨的骗术
The spy's claim that he was lying was a double bluff.
那个间谍声称他在说谎，这其实是双重虚张声势。
Use bluff naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想记忆：站在断崖（bluff）上，心里没底却虚张声势（bluff）吓唬人。
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。
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'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.