bluff

noun

1. the act of bluffing in poker
deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards

Synonym: four flush

2. pretense that your position is stronger than it really is

e.g. his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted

3. a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)

verb

1. frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is

2. deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand

Synonym: bluff out

bluff的反义词

adj

1. bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured

e.g. a bluff but pleasant manner
a bluff and rugged natural leader

2. very steep
having a prominent and almost vertical front

e.g. a bluff headland
where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise
a sheer descent of rock

Synonym: boldsheer

1. 欺骗；误导；吓唬；虚张声势
A bluff is an attempt to make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it.

e.g. The letter was a bluff...
这封信不过是吓唬人罢了。
e.g. It is essential to build up the military option and show that this is not a bluff...
关键是要做好采取军事行动的准备，以表明这不是虚张声势。

2. （因料到对方不敢行动而）要求…摊牌，接受…的挑战
If you call someone's bluff, you tell them to do what they have been threatening to do, because you are sure that they will not really do it.

bluff

e.g. The Socialists have decided to call the opposition's bluff.
社会党人已经决定接受对方的挑战。

3. 欺骗；误导；吓唬；虚张声势
If you bluff, you make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it, or that you know something when you do not really know it.

e.g. Either side, or both, could be bluffing...
任何一方，或者双方，都可能是在故弄玄虚。
e.g. In each case the hijackers bluffed the crew using fake grenades...
每一个案例中，劫机者都用了假手榴弹吓唬机组人员。

4. （尤指河边或海边的）悬崖，峭壁，陡岸
A bluff is a steep cliff or bank, especially by a river or the sea.

bluff的翻译

e.g. ...a high bluff over the Congaree River.
康加里河边高耸的峭壁

5. 坦率的；坦白的；直言的
If you describe someone, usually a man, as bluff, you mean that they have a very direct way of speaking and behaving.

bluff的翻译

e.g. He comes across as a man with a bluff exterior who, beyond that, is difficult to get to know...
他给人感觉是一个直来直去的人，但内心却让人捉摸不透。
e.g. He has continued to write with a bluff, vivid humour about Yorkshire life.
他继续用一种直白而又诙谐生动的笔触描绘着约克郡的生活。

1. 欺騙：蹒跚(Lurch):你蹒跚的动作令你每回合能以一次移动等价动作来作出一次欺骗(Bluff)判定以作出佯攻. 你的欺骗判定将获得+4技能奖励. 醉抱(Drunken Embrace):你能擒抱(grapple)对手,而对方无法作出借机攻击. 你的擒抱判定将获得+4的技能奖励.

2. bluff

2. 布拉夫：南部地区 (Southland) 地区开车到布拉夫 (Bluff)附近的其它城镇:乘火车到布拉夫 (Bluff)附近的其它城镇:布拉夫 (Bluff) 没有任何火车站乘飞机到布拉夫 (Bluff)附近的其它城镇:布拉夫 (Bluff) 没有定期客运航空服务

3. 绝壁：如果要观赏德文港的海岸线,您可以沿维多利亚大街(Victoria Parade)步行或骑自行车到绝壁(Bluff)的荑雅拉原住民文化与艺术中心(Tiagarra Aboriginal Centre),这里展示了该地区的原住民历史和附近的岩刻.