bluff

bluff

英 [blʌf]
　　美 [blʌf]

n. 嚇唬；絕壁；斷崖
　　vt. 嚇唬；愚弄
　　vi. 嚇唬
　　adj. 直率的；陡峭的

中文詞源：

bluff 吹牛

詞源同blow. 或直接來自擬聲詞。

例句：

1. He tried to bluff his way through another test and failed it.
他試圖再次在考試中蒙混過關，但卻露餡瞭。

2. Wade was a hearty, bluff, athletic sort of guy.
韋德是個精力充沛、率直、運動型的人。

3. What we're at here is a game of bluff.
我們此時陷入的是一場騙局。

4. The Socialists have decided to call the opposition's bluff.
社會黨人已經決定接受對方的挑戰。

5. He is kind and friendly despite his rather bluff manner.
他為人厚道,待人親切,雖然態度有點粗魯.