1.[i][t]~ (sth)虚张声势；唬人；吹牛to try to make sb believe that you will do sth that you do not really intend to do, or that you know sth that you do not really know
I don't think he'll shoot─I think he's just bluffing.我认为他不会开枪，我想他不过是在吓唬人。
1.[u][c]虚张声势的做法；唬人an attempt to trick sb by making them believe that you will do sth when you really have no intention of doing it, or that you know sth when you do not, in fact, know it
It was just a game of bluff.那只不过是唬人的把戏。
He said he would resign if he didn't get more money, but it was only a bluff.他说如果不给他加薪他就辞职，但那不过是虚张声势而已。
2.[c]（尤指海边或河边的）峭壁，陡岸a steep cliff or slope, especially by the sea or a river
1.直率豪爽的（尽管有时不够礼貌）very direct and cheerful, with good intentions, although not always very polite
Beneath his bluff exterior he was a sensitive man.他外表大大咧咧，但其实是个敏感的人。
The company's threat to sack anyone who went on strike was just (a) bluff. 6. You two are a perfect match.
公司威胁说谁罢工就解雇谁，那只不过是虚张声势罢了。
My paper, "Bluff your way into a new job, " is all about stretch growth.
我的文章“面对新工作，装模作样”就是关于突破性成长的。
She called his bluff. 'That's fine with me, ' she said in a calm, controlled voice.
她知道了他的想法，‘这对我来说还不错’，她平静的说，竭力控制着自己的声音。
For all the bluster, one can't help feeling the tough EU stance is a bit of a bluff.
说道威胁恐吓，你会不由得发现欧盟强硬的立场也不过是虚张声势而已。
When at last he stood upon the bluff, he turned to his little sister and looked upon her sorrowfully.
最后他站到了悬崖上，转过身来，忧郁地看这他的妹妹。
Please remember how much they got by brass and bluff at the time of the French collapse.
请回忆一下当法国崩溃时，他们凭吹嘘与欺诈获得了多少东西。
He has to call his bluff in court and tell everyone what he knows about the matter.
他须到法庭对证，告诉大家关于这件事他所知道的一切。
On the other hand, she says she was prepared to die and wasn't trying to call her husband's bluff.
但另外，她又说曾准备好去死，不是吓吓丈夫闹着玩的。
" It'd be better all round if you get on with you work, " he said, the honest, bluff John Bull.
“你要是把精力放在自己的工作上就好，”那个诚实而又坦率的英国人说道。
When at last he stood upon the bluff, he turned to his little sister and looked upon her sorrow fully.
最后他站到了悬崖上转过身来，由于的看着他的妹妹。
The boss threatened to dismiss him from his job, but it is all a bluff.
老板威胁说要解雇他，但这不外是吓唬而已。
his way through any difficulty. . It is not easy to climb a bluff mountain. He has a bluff way of speaking, but a kind heart.
他说他会赢得这场比赛，事实上只是在吹牛。他可以招摇撞骗闯过任何难关登上陡峭的山可不容易。他说话直率，但心地善良。
It seems to me that he can't bluff it out any longer because the authoritieshave started to look into the matter.
我看他再也蒙混不下去了，因为当局已着手调查此事。
A bluff, perhaps. But it has raised fears of an impending strike and of a clash of something more serious than words.
这也许是个骗局，却使人们更加担心迫近的打击冲突将不会停留在口头上。
Google: China was prepared to call Google's bluff when the US company threatened to withdraw from the country.
谷歌（Google）：当谷歌威胁要撤出中国时，中国已准备迫使这家美国公司亮出底牌。
I though it was just a bluff to get me to stay home from school.
我想这不过是虚张声势，想让我逃课。
The company's threat to sack anyone who went on strike was just (a) bluff.
公司威胁说谁罢工就解雇谁，那只不过是虚张声势而已。
Kim Jong-il has now decided to call Seoul's bluff in an extremely risky attack that is in effect an act of war.
这次，金正日风险极高的攻击，事实上已经构成一种战争行为，表明他决定逼迫韩国摊牌。
I'm home now. The weather has turned. The wind is howling through the fir trees on the edge of my bluff.
我回到家中，天气变了，风呼啸着穿过断壁边的冷杉林。
Finally, at the crest of a wooded bluff overlooking the Missouri River, Anderson pulled over and yanked Laura out of the truck.
最后，车子停在长有低矮树木的悬崖顶上，俯视下去，崖下就是密苏里河。安德森又拖又拉，把劳娜从车里猛地拽了出来。
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