bluffing

Republicans snort that he was bluffing all along when he said he would get tough in Afghanistan.

共和党人则嘲笑说，奥巴马以前表示将在阿富汗采取强硬政策原来一直是虚张声势。

"Interestingly, though, not in a Miltonian sense. " I was bluffing. I wanted to see if she'd go for it.

“有意思，不过，不是在弥尔顿那种意义上。”我在虚张声势，想看她是否赞成。

It was a leg hit so it could have been worse, and I resolved to become a better judge of when someone's bluffing.

幸好是打在了腿上，否则事情就更糟。我也打定主意，今后当有人威胁时，一定要判断清楚对方是否虚张声势。

Syria has abruptly stopped bluffing, pulled a good part of its army out of Lebanon, and promised to remove the rest fast.

叙利亚的嚣张气焰突然减弱了，从黎巴嫩撤离了一大部分军队，还承诺剩下的驻军也将很快撤出。

Or if you think I'm bluffing, that you are not really poisoned, go ahead and shoot.

或者如果你认为我是在吓唬你，你并没有真正中毒，来吧，开枪吧。

Don't be afraid of him, he is just bluffing.

不要怕他，他只是唬人。

But as the clock runs down, and each side suspects the other of bluffing, the risk of an accidental default increases.

然而，随着时间流逝、加上两党都怀疑对方耍诈，意外违约的风险也在加大。

But from his point of view (he probably owns no more than 1% of Cadbury), what's the downside to bluffing?

不过从他的角度说（或许他在吉百利的持股还不到1%），说大话又有什么坏处呢？

James: Either do the deal his way or threaten to sue him. But he'll probably know that you're only bluffing.

詹姆士：不是照他的方式成交，就是威胁要告他。但他可能知道你只是在吓唬他而已。

In your resume, you need just a little bluffing. But overdoing it will be disastrous.

在简历中需要一点点吹嘘。吹的太厉害了将会是灾难性的。

Because it seems to be justified, bluff bluffing can, really to the crucial moment, that didn't come in handy.

因为貌似很有道理的道理，唬唬人可以，真的到了关键的时候，才知道派不上用场。

She said she'll make the letter public, but she's only bluffing.

她说她将公开这封信，但她只是在吓唬人。

Bluffing is trying to trick a person into believing something about you that is not true.

虚张声势是师徒欺骗某人相信你的一些不正确的事情。

As a body, it has never fully learnt the art of bluffing, threatening and cajoling others to get its way in the world.

作为一个组织，它并没有完全学会通过恐吓，威胁和诱骗他人来达到自己目的。

I can now play a few more hands from all position because bluffing makes bad hands profitable sometimes.

现在我可以在所有的位置玩更多的牌，因为有时候诈呼让弱牌变得有利可图。

You think he's bluffing, your honor?

阁下不觉得他在虚张声势吗？

Oh, they're just bluffing. I'm only a little behind in my payments. I'll get to it next week.

哦，他们只是虚张声势罢了。我只是还款晚点而已，下周我就会还的。

That experience, as much as the test-site work, makes diplomats worry that Mr Kim may not be bluffing.

包括试射场地在内的经历使外交人员担心，金正日并没有说谎。

How often should an "honest" raiser bet the flop, allowing for bluffing as long as it isn't done too frequently?

作为一个“诚实”的人下注的概率应该是多少呢，可以去诈唬，但是不能太频繁。

These takeover bids are so full of investor bluster and bluffing, it's hard for any chairman to really know where his shareholders stand.

这些收购要约充斥着投资者的大话，董事长很难真正了解股东们的立场。