| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bluff1 /blʌf/USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, n. adj. - good-naturedly direct, blunt, or frank:a bluff way of speaking that is refreshing.
- Geologypresenting a bold, broad, and very steep front:a bluff cliff.
n. [countable] - Geology, Geographya cliff, headland, or hill with a broad, steep face:leaning carefully out over the bluffs.
bluff•ness, n. [uncountable][His bluffness is just an act* he's really very sneaky.]bluff2 /blʌf/USA pronunciation v. - to mislead or deceive (someone) by putting on a bold front: [~ + object]Don't try to bluff me; I know all your tricks.[no object][He's bluffing* I'm sure he can't overrule you.]
- [~ + object] to achieve by bluffing: I tried to bluff my way into the job.
- Gamesto deceive (an opponent in poker) by betting heavily on a weak hand: [no object][I think you're bluffing, so I'll meet your bet.][~ + object][He tried to bluff me with a pair of two's.]
n. - an act or instance of bluffing: [countable]It's just a bluff to get me to show what I know.[uncountable]I think his scare tactics are just bluff.
- a person who bluffs;
bluffer:[countable]He's just a bluff.
Idioms- Idioms call someone's bluff, to challenge someone to carry out a threat:If she thinks she can threaten us with firing us all, I think it's time we called her bluff.
bluff•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bluff1 (bluf ),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, n. adj. - good-naturedly direct, blunt, or frank;
heartily outspoken:a big, bluff, generous man. - Geologypresenting a bold and nearly perpendicular front, as a coastline:a bluff, precipitous headland.
- Naval Terms[Naut.](of the bow of a vessel) having a full, blunt form.
n. - Geology, Geographya cliff, headland, or hill with a broad, steep face.
- Dialect Terms, Geography, British Terms[North Dakota, Wisconsin, and the Canadian Prairie Provinces.]a clump or grove of trees on a prairie or other generally treeless area.
- Middle Dutch blaf broad, flat
- Middle Low German blaff smooth, even, or
- perh. 1620–30
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged forthright, open, honest; rough, crude. See blunt.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged abrupt, steep.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged subtle.
bluff2 (bluf ),USA pronunciation v.t. - to mislead by a display of strength, self-confidence, or the like:He bluffed me into believing that he was a doctor.
- to gain by bluffing:He bluffed his way into the job.
- Games[Poker.]to deceive by a show of confidence in the strength of one's cards.
v.i. - to mislead someone by presenting a bold, strong, or self-confident front:That open face makes it impossible for him to bluff.
n. - an act or instance or the practice of bluffing:Her pathetic story was all a bluff to get money from us. His assertive manner is mostly bluff.
- a person who bluffs;
bluffer:That big bluff doesn't have a nickel to his name. - Idioms call someone's bluff, to expose a person's deception;
challenge someone to carry out a threat:He always said he would quit, so we finally called his bluff.
- Low German bluffen to bluster, frighten; akin to Middle Dutch bluffen to make a trick at cards
- perh. 1665–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged deceive, fool, dupe, delude, hoodwink.
|