bluff
US /blʌf/
UK /blʌf/
動詞
1.
虛張聲勢, 嚇唬
to try to deceive someone into believing that one is about to do something or that one has a particular attitude or position, when one is not or does not
範例:
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He tried to bluff his way into the concert without a ticket.
他試圖蒙混過關，沒有票就進了音樂會。
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Don't try to bluff me; I know you're lying.
別想唬弄我；我知道你在撒謊。
名詞
1.
虛張聲勢, 嚇唬
an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something
範例:
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It was just a bluff; he never intended to quit his job.
那只是個虛張聲勢；他從未打算辭職。
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Her threat to call the police was a pure bluff.
她威脅要報警純粹是虛張聲勢。
2.
懸崖, 峭壁
a steep, broad cliff or headland
範例:
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The house stood on a high bluff overlooking the ocean.
房子坐落在俯瞰大海的高懸崖上。
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We hiked along the edge of the bluff.
我們沿著懸崖邊緣徒步旅行。
形容詞
1.
陡峭的, 寬闊平坦的
(of a cliff or a ship's bow) having a broad, flat front
範例:
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The ship had a bluff bow, making it stable in rough seas.
這艘船有一個寬闊平坦的船頭，使其在波濤洶湧的海面上保持穩定。
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The old fort was built on a bluff headland.
這座古老的堡壘建在陡峭的海角上。
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