bluff
verb [ I or T ] uk/blʌf/ us/blʌf/
虚张声势;吓唬
to deceive someone by making them think either that you are going to do something when you really have no intention of doing it, or that you have knowledge that you do not really have, or that you are someone else
Is he going to jump or is he only bluffing? 他是真要跳还是只是吓唬人？
Tony seems to know a lot about music, but sometimes I think he's only bluffing. 托尼似乎对音乐很了解，但有时我觉得他只是在装样子。
She bluffed the doorman into thinking that she was a reporter. 她装模作样让门卫以为她是记者。
bluff your way into/out of something 蒙混过关
If you bluff your way into or out of a situation, you get yourself into or out of it by deceiving people.
How did Mina manage to bluff her way into that job? 米娜究竟是怎样蒙混过关得到那份工作的？
He's one of those people who is very good at bluffing their way out of trouble. 他属于那种善于蒙混过关摆脱麻烦的人。
She'd bluffed her way into a modelling job by lying about her age.
I stayed calm and bluffed my way out of what could have been a very tricky situation.
She had no qualifications and little experience but such was her charm and self-confidence that she bluffed her way into the New York folk scene.
bluff
noun uk/blʌf/ us/blʌf/
(PRETEND)
[ C or U ]虚张声势;吓唬
an attempt to bluff
When she said she was leaving him, he thought it was only a bluff. 当她说要离开他时，他以为那只是吓唬他。
(CLIFF)
[ C ]悬崖，峭壁;陡岸
a cliff or very steep bank
bluff
adjective uk/blʌf/ us/blʌf/
过分直率的;过于直接的
direct or too honest, often in a way that people find rude
Despite her bluff manner, she's actually a very kind woman. 尽管有点过于直率，但她实际上是个很善良的女人。