单词	bluff
释义	bluff1 verbbluff2 nounbluff3 adjective bluffbluff1 /blʌf/ verb [intransitive, transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINbluff1 Origin: 1600-1700 Probably from Dutch bluffen ‘to boast, play a kind of card game’ Verb Table VERB TABLE bluff Simple Form Present I, you, we, they bluff he, she, it bluffs Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they bluffed Present perfect I, you, we, they have bluffed he, she, it has bluffed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had bluffed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will bluff Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have bluffed Continuous Form Present I am bluffing he, she, it is bluffing you, we, they are bluffing Past I, he, she, it was bluffing you, we, they were bluffing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been bluffing he, she, it has been bluffing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been bluffing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be bluffing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been bluffing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES They're not bluffing when they say this could start a civil war. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But Amanda knew him well enough to suspect that he might be bluffing. If he bids high, is he bluffing, or does he actually hold a strong hand? Remember the hands you were dealt, the full-house of love, the ace-high you bluffed on. The complexity arises when all players know how to bluff and double-bluff. The prospect of scaring off awkward media revelations will always provide a great temptation for Attorneys to bluff. This would be a pity if the Attorney were bluffing. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► bluff your way out of/through/past etc somebody/something (=go somewhere or succeed in doing something by deceiving someone) I hope we’ll be able to bluff our way past the guard. ► bluff it out  ‘I was with Don,’ she said, deciding to bluff it out (=continue to pretend something). ► bluff somebody into (doing) something (=make someone do something by deceiving them) COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► way · They will have to fight or bluff their way through.· Jody keeps Sally in for twenty-three minutes, watching her pick up the offensive plays and bluff her way through the defense.· He'd tried to bluff and bully his way out of his terrible mistake, but Volkov wouldn't be intimidated.· It must be important for her to have driven all the way up north and bluff her way into his house.· But then most of us could probably bluff our way into a second division club with a bit of nous.· If she looked as though she knew what she was doing, she might just be able to bluff her way through.· Now her plan to bluff her way through had been reduced to a pitiful shambles. to pretend something, especially in order to achieve what you want in a difficult or dangerous situation:  You wouldn’t really tell her. You’re bluffing!bluff your way out of/through/past etc somebody/something (=go somewhere or succeed in doing something by deceiving someone) I hope we’ll be able to bluff our way past the guard. ‘I was with Don,’ she said, deciding to bluff it out (=continue to pretend something).bluff somebody into (doing) something (=make someone do something by deceiving them) bluff1 verbbluff2 nounbluff3 adjective bluffbluff2 noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINbluff2 Origin: 1-2 1800-1900 ➔ BLUFF13 1600-1700 ➔ BLUFF3 Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Johnson said the threats were pure bluff. Working as a trader makes me sensitive to the little bluffs people use. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Culley had climbed a small bluff and crouched down on his heels to clear the skyline. Dove slid down the rope, his feet skipping over the craggy face of the bluff toward the boy. From the interstate highway which runs nearby, nothing about this bluff looks any different from thousands of others. His bluff, finally, had been called. Most stayed, under the shadowy evergreens, among the tall sycamores and beeches on the bluff above the water. The trick is to live long enough to put your young bluffs to use. This was a game of bluffs and double bluffs. When some one calls your bluff, you best ignore him. word sets WORD SETS► Geography abyss, nounalluvial, adjectivealluvium, nounalpine, adjectiveAmerican, adjectiveAntarctica, anticyclone, nounarchipelago, nounArctic, adjectivearid, adjectiveAsia, atlas, nounatoll, nounAustralasia, Australasian, adjectiveAustralia, avalanche, nounaxis, nounbank, nounbarometer, nounbarrier reef, nounbasin, nounbay, nounbayou, nounbeach, nounbearing, nounbed, nounbight, nounbluff, nounborder, nounborder, verbborderland, nounborderline, nounborough, nounbox canyon, nounBritish, adjectivebutte, nouncanyon, nouncape, nouncapital, nouncardinal point, nounCaribbean, adjectivecartography, nouncay, nounchain, nounchaparral, nounchart, nounchasm, nounchimney, nounChinese, adjectivecirrus, nounCIS, nouncliff, nounclimate, nounclimatic, adjectivecoastal, adjectivecoastline, nouncockney, nouncol, nouncold front, nouncommuter belt, nouncompass, nounconfluence, nouncontinent, nouncontinental, adjectivecontinental shelf, nouncontour, nounconurbation, nouncoordinate, nouncorridor, nouncorrie, nouncoterminous, adjectivecouncil estate, nouncountry, nouncounty, nouncounty town, nouncourse, nouncove, nouncrag, nouncraggy, adjectivecreek, nouncrevasse, nouncrevice, nouncumulus, nouncyclone, noundateline, noundelta, noundesert, noundesert island, noundevelopment, noundistrict, noundivide, noundown, adverbdune, noundust bowl, nouneast, nouneast, adjectiveeast, adverbeastbound, adjectiveeasterly, adjectiveeasterly, nouneastern, adjectiveEasterner, nouneasternmost, adjectiveeastwards, adverbelevation, nouneminence, nounenvirons, nounequatorial, adjectiveerode, verberosion, nounescarpment, nounestuary, nounEurope, nounextraterritorial, adjectiveeyot, nounface, nounfarmland, nounfeeder, nounfiord, nounfirth, nounfjord, nounflood plain, nounfluvial, adjectivefrontier, nounfrontiersman, noungale force, adjectivegap, noungeo-, prefixgeography, noungeophysics, noungeopolitics, noungeyser, nounglacial, adjectiveglaciation, nounglacier, nounglobe, noungoldfield, noungorge, noungrassland, nounGrecian, adjectivegreen belt, noungrid, noungrotto, noungroundwater, noungulch, noungulf, noungully, nounhead, nounheadland, nounheadwaters, nounheartland, nounhemisphere, nounhighland, adjectivehighlands, nounhigh water mark, nounhinterland, nounHome Counties, the, homeland, nounhurricane, noun-i, suffixIberian, adjectiveiceberg, nounice cap, nounice floe, nounice pack, nounice sheet, nouninhabitant, nouninland, adjectiveinland, adverbinlet, nouninner city, nouninshore, adverbinsular, adjectiveintercontinental, adjectiveInternational Date Line, nounisland, nounisle, nounislet, nounisobar, nounIsraeli, adjectiveIsraeli, nounisthmus, nounItalian, adjectiveItalianate, adjectiveItalo-, prefixJapanese, adjectivekey, nounknoll, nounlagoon, nounlake, nounlandlocked, adjectivelandmass, nounlandslide, nounlandslip, nounlat., Latin, adjectiveLatin America, nounLatin American, adjectivelatitude, nounlevee, nounlittoral, nounlong., longitude, nounlongitudinal, adjectivelough, nounlowlands, nounlow-lying, adjectivelow water mark, nounmagnetic north, nounmagnetic pole, nounmarsh, nounmarshland, nounmeander, verbMediterranean, adjectiveMercator projection, nounmeridian, nounmesa, nounMiddle America, nounmidtown, adjectivemonsoon, nounmoorland, nounmorass, nounmountain, nounmountainside, nounmountaintop, nounmouth, nounmudslide, nounmull, nounnarrows, nounnavigation, nounNE, neck, nounnor'-, prefixnorth, nounnorth, adjectivenorth, adverbNorth America, nounnortheast, nounnortheast, adjectivenortheasterly, adjectivenortheastern, adjectivenortheastwards, adverbnortherly, adjectivenorthern, adjectivenortherner, nounnorthernmost, adjectivenorthwards, adverbnorthwest, nounnorthwest, adjectivenorthwesterly, adjectivenorthwestern, adjectivenorthwestwards, adverbnotch, nounNW, NZ, oasis, nounoccidental, nounocean, nounonshore, adjectiveopenness, nounOrdnance Survey map, nounoriental, adjectiveoutcrop, nounoverspill, nounpack ice, nounpaddy, nounpalisade, nounpan-, prefixpanhandle, nounparallel, nounpeak, nounpeninsula, nounPersian, adjectivephysical geography, nounplain, nounplateau, nounpoint, nounpolar, adjectivepole, nounpolitical geography, nounpollutant, nounpop., populate, verbpopulation, nounprairie, nounprecipice, nounprecipitation, nounPrime Meridian, principality, nounprojection, nounpromontory, nounprovince, nounprovincial, adjectivepueblo, nounR, rainfall, nounrain forest, nounrain gauge, nounrainstorm, nounrange, nounravine, nounreef, nounreference, nounregion, nounregional, adjectiverelief map, nounreservoir, nounresettle, verbresidential, adjectiveresource, nounridge, nounrift valley, nounrise, verbriver, nounriver basin, nounriver bed, nounRoman, adjectiverotation, nounrugged, adjectiverun-off, nounrural, adjectivesand, nounsand bar, nounsandstorm, nounsandy, adjectivesavanna, nounScandinavian, nounscar, nounscarp, nounscree, nounscrubland, nounSE, seaboard, nounsea breeze, nounseafront, nounsea level, nounseaport, nounseaward, adjectivesection, nounsemitropical, adjectiveshelf, nounslough, nounsmog, nounsnowfield, nounsource, nounsouth, nounsouth, adjectivesouth, adverbSouth America, adjectivesoutheast, nounsoutheast, adjectivesoutheasterly, adjectivesoutheastern, adjectivesoutheastwards, adverbsoutherly, adjectivesouthern, adjectivesouthernmost, adjectivesouthwards, adverbsouthwest, nounsouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivesouthwestern, adjectivesouthwestwards, adverbspeleology, nounspit, nounspur, nounstrait, nounsubcontinent, nounsubtropical, adjectivesuburb, nounsuburban, adjectivesummit, nounsurvey, nounsurvey, verbSW, swamp, nountableland, nounterrain, nounterritory, nountidal, adjectivetidal wave, nountidewater, nountime zone, nountop, nountopography, nountor, nountornado, nountown, nountown centre, nountowpath, nountrack, nountract, nountrade route, nountrail, nountransatlantic, adjectivetranscontinental, adjectivetributary, nountropic, nountropical, adjectivetundra, nountyphoon, nounUK, the, uncharted, adjectiveup, adverbup-country, adjectiveuplands, nounupper, adjectiveupriver, adverbupstate, adjectiveupstream, adverbuptown, adverburban, adjectiveurbanized, adjectiveurban renewal, nounurban sprawl, nounUS, the, adjectivevalley, nounW, warm front, nounwaste, adjectivewasteland, nounwater, verbwatercourse, nounwaterfall, nounwaterfront, nounwaterhole, nounwatering place, nounwater meadow, nounwatershed, nounwater table, nounwaterway, nounweather vane, nounwest, nounwest, adjectiveWest, nounwestern, adjectiveWesterner, nounwesternmost, adjectivewestward, adverbwilderness, nounwolds, nounzoning, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► game of bluff  Whatever you say, you must do it. This isn’t a game of bluff. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► double · And assuming, of course, the call wasn't a double bluff. VERB► call · Lord Hill called his bluff by threatening to make public the reason why the programme could not be shown.· I said, calling his bluff.· When some one calls your bluff, you best ignore him.· Should I call his bluff and place the ball exactly where he was pointing?· When the drugs companies insisted on time to prepare a response, Judge Bernard Ngoepe called their bluff.· But you daren't take the risk of trying it on in case I was calling your bluff and would refuse you.· Dare they call her bluff and just let her get on with whatever she thought she could do to inconvenience them?· The students had called the authorities' bluff with their protests and shown solidarity across the country. 1[countable, uncountable] an attempt to deceive someone by making them think you will do something, when you do not intend to do it:  The threat was only a bluff. Whatever you say, you must do it. This isn’t a game of bluff. → double bluff2call somebody’s bluff to tell someone to do what they have threatened because you do not believe that they will really do it3[countable] a very steep cliff or slope bluff1 verbbluff2 nounbluff3 adjective bluffbluff3 adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINbluff3 Origin: 1600-1700 Early Dutch blaf ‘flat’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a big, bluff man with a nice smile a bluff person, usually a man, is pleasant but very direct and does not always consider other people:  He was a bluff no-nonsense administrator.
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