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
bluffs — third person singular of bluff
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。
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
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.
一般现在时
He bluffs when he has a weak hand.
他拿到弱牌时虚张声势。
一般过去时
She bluffed her way through the interview.
她虚张声势地通过了面试。
现在进行时
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。
用法提示：此处bluff为动词，意为‘虚张声势地吓唬’，用于try to后。
She bluffed about having a degree, and nobody checked.
她谎称自己拥有学位，没有人查证。
用法提示：此处bluffed为bluff的过去式，意为‘欺骗、谎称’。
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。
用法提示：此处bluffing为现在分词，用于祈使句，表示‘虚张声势、吓唬人’。
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。
deceive 是普通用词，泛指故意使人相信假情况；bluff 更强调装出比实际更强的姿态来骗人。
mislead 强调把人引向错误判断，不一定有恶意；bluff 更侧重在对抗中虚张声势以吓住对方。
pretend 范围更广，指任何假装；bluff 特指以虚假的信心恫吓对方，常见于谈判或打牌。
feign 较正式，常指假装情感或不适；bluff 更侧重夸大实力以震慑对手。
fool 口语化，指用花招使人信以为真；bluff 强调以虚假的自信威慑对方，不一定是计谋。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is bluff to me about his plan.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子We stood on bluff above the river.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子I called his bluffing and he told the truth.
正确表达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。
用于名词“bluff”表示“虚张声势、吓唬”之义时的反义词；bluff意为用假象蒙蔽，honesty意为真实坦诚。
用于动词“bluff”表示“欺骗、虚张声势”之义时的反义词；bluff指以假象误导，confess指承认真话。
用于形容词“bluff”表示“直率、直言不讳”之义时的反义词；bluff指说话直截了当，tactful则委婉注意方式。
threaten 表示真实或明确的威胁；bluff 只是虚张声势，假意威胁，并不一定会真的那么做。
deceive 泛指用谎言或假象使别人相信假事；bluff 特指装作比实际更强、更有把握来骗人，常用于博弈或谈判。
frighten 是真正使人害怕；bluff 是装出要吓唬人的样子，往往并不真的让人感到害怕。
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。
扑克游戏是bluff（虚张声势）最常见的场景。
下注是bluff时用来虚张声势的动作。
筹码是扑克牌局中用来下注的道具，与bluff行为相关。
对手是bluff的对象，通过欺骗对手来赢得牌局。
牌是bluff的基础，玩家通过伪装牌力来迷惑对手。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.