bluff
[blʌf]
v.虚张声势
n.虚张声势, 吓唬
n.断崖, 绝壁
adj.直率的
例句与用法：
He is kind and friendly despite his rather bluff manner.
他为人厚道，待人亲切，虽然态度有些粗鲁。
The boss threatened to dismiss him from his job, but it's all a bluff.
老板威胁说要解雇他，但这不过是恐吓而已。
He could bluff his way through any difficulty.
他可以招摇撞骗闯过任何难关。
词形变化：
形容词: bluffable | 副词: bluffly | 形容词比较级: bluffer | 形容词最高级: bluffest | 名词: bluffer | 动词过去式: bluffed | 动词过去分词: bluffed | 动词现在分词: bluffing | 动词第三人称单数: bluffs |
详细释义：
vt.
以假象欺骗, 愚弄; 吓唬[(+into)]
He bluffed me into believing that he was innocent.
他装模作样骗得我相信他是清白的。
vi.
虚张声势吓唬人
Don't be afraid of him, he is just bluffing.
不要怕他, 他只是唬人。
No one knew whether he was bluffing.
谁也不能断定他是不是在虚张声势吓唬人。
n.
1. 虚张声势; 吓唬[U][S1]
His threats are merely bluff.
他的威胁仅仅是虚张声势。
2. 虚张声势者; 吓唬别人的人[C]
a.
1. 坦率的; 粗率的
2. (船头等)宽而垂直的; 壁立的, 陡峭的
n.
陡岸; 悬崖, 峭壁[C]
Standing at the edge of the bluff she could see the waves crashing below.
她站在悬崖之边, 可以看见底下的波浪在猛烈撞击。