bluff
虚张声势
definition
verb
he's been bluffing all along
try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions.
noun
the offer was denounced as a bluff
an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something.
Planning the campaign involved myriad geographical factors, including the Mississippi Delta region, streams of various navigabilities, steep banks, and bluffs northeast of the city.
a steep cliff, bank, or promontory.
adjective
a big, bluff, hearty man
direct in speech or behavior but in a good-natured way.
Half the barges were away, already sweeping downriver with thin, white mustaches under their bluff bows, when a commotion awoke ashore.
(of a cliff or a ship's bow) having a vertical or steep broad front.
translation of 'bluff'
verb
唬,
虚张声势,
吓唬,
讹
noun
绝壁,
崿,
断崖,
虚张声势
adjective
直率的,
巃,
嶮
example
Half the barges were away, already sweeping downriver with thin, white mustaches under their 'bluff' bows, when a commotion awoke ashore.
This over-reaction is of course a 'bluff' , an attempt to silence opposition, almost suggesting that these practices, reprehensible to me, are necessary for secular democracy.
The stark rock, fading lower green fields, and deep blue of the ocean comes as a shock after the flat lush landscape and 'bluff' coastline that characterises the rest of the county.
A tough, 'bluff' man, he had no desire to relive ancient trouble.
Beneath his 'bluff' exterior, he is a narrow-minded reactionary with merely some financial success.
He was a 'bluff' , domineering character who exuded confidence though politically he often showed signs of naivety.
his game of 'bluff'
the offer was denounced as a 'bluff'
there's no point in trying to 'bluff' it out
Taking all of this into account, though there seemed to be an underlying sadness, I got the distinct impression that his 'bluff' attitude was covering up something.
The man, beneath his coarse and 'bluff' exterior, is haunted by a sense of his own inadequacy.
There is nothing of the 'bluff' and blustery manner, or the mean looks and imperious nature with which he had brought to life several characters in quick succession, the previous day.
It would be comforting to think he is playing no more than a game of 'bluff' with the whisky companies, privately sharing their scepticism about strip stamps while forcing them to come up with a convincing alternative.
Intentionally rough, the 'bluff' critic reacts here as well to the spectacular reception of the poem.
The internet rumour mill has been working overtime, a game of 'bluff' and counter-bluff spreading like a computer virus.
It should be obvious why I badly want to believe that this is a 'bluff' or a ruse.
the object is to 'bluff' your opponent into submission
His amiable personality and 'bluff' manner had an impact and he came across as the straightforward soldier, doing his best for the country.
He had a 'bluff' and ebullient, although sympathetic manner, and was hospitable, always the life and soul of the party frequently one he had given himself.
the object is to 'bluff' your opponent into submission
This is a play about transformations: a boy into a man, a man into a king, enmity to possible love (the wooing scene between the 'bluff' Henry and the enchanting French princess is a delight).
We are drifting in the surge line between rock pinnacles and the 'bluff' and I cannot believe my eyes.
Megan looked over and up at a tall and 'bluff' boy she's seen at school before standing in the doorway of what seemed to be his compartment.
The 'bluff' sea-captains and commercial adventurers who founded the Australian colonies had no special gift for symbolism, but they knew what was expected of them.
She glanced off the platform and then back at him, hoping that he would believe her 'bluff' and cough up the money.
Trouble is, the first bluff is a life strategy while the second 'bluff' is a political convenience.
His denunciation of my research is an audacious 'bluff' , believable only by those who have never opened my book.
One may counter that his music can take the 'bluff' and hearty approach.
Some thought the 'bluff' carrier commander was borderline nuts.
Those who play showhand rely not only on their skill, luck, courage and concentration, but also on their ability to 'bluff' .
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