| 单词 | bluff |
| 释义 | bluff bluff1 —bluffly, adv. —bluffness, n. /bluf/, adj., bluffer, bluffest, n. adj. 1. good-naturedly direct, blunt, or frank; heartily outspoken: a big, bluff, generous man. 2. presenting a bold and nearly perpendicular front, as a coastline: a bluff, precipitous headland. 3. Naut. (of the bow of a vessel) having a full, blunt form. n. 4. a cliff, headland, or hill with a broad, steep face. 5. North Dakota, Wisconsin, and the Canadian Prairie Provinces. a clump or grove of trees on a prairie or other generally treeless area. [1620-30; perh. < MLG blaff smooth, even, or < MD blaf broad, flat] Syn. 1. forthright, open, honest; rough, crude. See blunt. 2. abrupt, steep. Ant. 1. subtle. bluff2 —bluffable, adj. —bluffer, n. /bluf/, v.t. 1. to mislead by a display of strength, self-confidence, or the like: He bluffed me into believing that he was a doctor. 2. to gain by bluffing: He bluffed his way into the job. 3. Poker. to deceive by a show of confidence in the strength of one's cards. v.i. 4. to mislead someone by presenting a bold, strong, or self-confident front: That open face makes it impossible for him to bluff. n. 5. 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. 6. a person who bluffs; bluffer: That big bluff doesn't have a nickel to his name. 7. 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. [1665-75; perh. < LG bluffen to bluster, frighten; akin to MD bluffen to make a trick at cards] Syn. 1. deceive, fool, dupe, delude, hoodwink. |
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