bluff
bluff — 動詞
1. to trick a person by acting as if you have more power, knowledge, or authority t
騙過；唬住
裝得很有把握來騙人
to trick a person by acting as if you have more power, knowledge, or authority than you really have.
Ravi bluffed the guard by flashing an old staff card at the gate.
Ravi 在門口亮出一張舊員工證，騙過了警衛。
bluff + person + by + -ing
With a steady voice, Leila bluffed the other team into backing away.
Leila 用沉著的語氣唬住對方隊伍，讓他們退開。
bluff + person + into + -ing
The boys tried to bluff their teacher with a story about a broken bus.
那些男孩想拿公車壞掉的故事來騙老師。
Quinn bluffed the landlord by saying the money transfer had already gone through.
Quinn 說錢已經匯過去了，藉此唬住了房東。
At midnight, Zara bluffed the night clerk by claiming to be a police officer.
半夜時，Zara 假稱自己是警察，騙過了夜班櫃台員。
- trick
broad everyday word for making someone believe something false
- deceive
more formal and wider in meaning; not limited to a bold show of confidence
- intimidate
focuses on fear rather than on the false show itself
文法句型
bluff + person
bluff + person + into + -ing
bluff + person + by + -ing
用法筆記
Often used when the speaker pretends to have power, special knowledge, or official status. Common patterns are 'bluff someone' and 'bluff someone into doing something'; distinguish from verb/2, which focuses on gaining entry or escape.
常見錯誤
2. to get into a place, past a barrier, or out of trouble by speaking with enough f
蒙混過關
靠唬騙混進或脫身
to get into a place, past a barrier, or out of trouble by speaking with enough false confidence that people let you through.
Hana bluffed her way into the concert by carrying a box of cables.
Hana 抱著一箱電線，蒙混進了演唱會。
fixed pattern: bluff your way into
After losing his pass, Yusuf bluffed his way past the front desk.
Yusuf 丟了通行證後，還是蒙混過了前台。
fixed pattern: bluff your way past
The tourist almost bluffed his way out of the parking fine with a fake smile.
那名遊客差點靠假笑逃過停車罰單。
By sunset, the salesman had bluffed his way onto the ship without a ticket.
傍晚前，那名推銷員沒票也蒙混上了船。
Even smiling, Ines could not bluff her way past the second ticket check.
就算陪笑，Ines 也沒能在第二次驗票時蒙混過關。
- talk your way out of
informal; focuses on persuasive speech rather than a bold false show
- fake it
informal; can mean pretending to have ability, not only gaining access
- wing it
informal; often means managing without preparation, not necessarily by lying
文法句型
bluff your way into + place
bluff your way out of + situation
bluff your way past + person / check
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the pattern 'bluff your way into/out of/past ...'. Distinguish from verb/1: both senses involve lying, but this one stresses the result of getting access or escaping a problem.
常見錯誤
bluff — 名詞
1. a false move, claim, or threat used to make others believe you are in a stronger
虛張聲勢
假裝有把握來嚇人或騙人
a false move, claim, or threat used to make others believe you are in a stronger position than you really are.
Everyone believed Omar's bluff about having the mayor's phone number.
大家都信了 Omar 說自己有市長電話號碼的唬人說法。
The union leader called the factory owner's bluff and kept the workers outside.
工會領袖拆穿了工廠老闆的虛張聲勢，讓工人繼續待在外面。
idiomatic collocation: call someone's bluff
At first the loud threat sounded scary, but it was only a bluff.
起初那句大聲威脅很嚇人，但其實只是虛張聲勢。
Priya smiled, guessing that the raised price was a bluff.
Priya 微微一笑，猜到那個抬高的價格只是唬人。
The police saw through the kidnapper's bluff and refused to pay.
警方看穿了綁匪的虛張聲勢，拒絕付款。
- pretense
more general; can be any false appearance, not only a bold threat
- deception
broader and more formal
- empty threat
focuses on frightening someone without real intention to act
文法句型
call someone's bluff
it was a bluff
用法筆記
Very common in the phrase 'call someone's bluff', meaning to refuse to be frightened by the false show. Often refers to a threat, price, or claim that sounds strong but has no real support behind it.
常見錯誤
2. a high, steep edge of land, often above water or open ground.
峭壁；陡岸
水邊或高地旁陡斜的地勢
a high, steep edge of land, often above water or open ground.
Goats stood on the bluff above the brown river at sunset.
山羊站在那片俯瞰褐色河流的陡岸上，看著夕陽。
bluff above + river
A narrow path ran along the bluff behind the old lighthouse.
一條窄路沿著舊燈塔後方的峭壁延伸。
From the sandy bluff, Bao could see fishing boats near shore.
Bao 從沙質陡岸上可以看見近岸的漁船。
Wild flowers covered the bluff after the heavy spring rain.
春天的大雨過後，野花蓋滿了那片峭壁。
The children flew kites from a grassy bluff over the lake.
孩子們在湖邊的草地陡岸上放風箏。
文法句型
a bluff above + river / sea / lake
on the bluff
用法筆記
Mostly used in North American place descriptions for land above water or open ground. In everyday British English, 'cliff' is often the more common everyday word.
bluff — 形容詞
1. speaking in a very plain way, sometimes so plainly that it sounds rough rather t
直來直往
說話太直接但多半無惡意
speaking in a very plain way, sometimes so plainly that it sounds rough rather than polite.
The new coach was bluff about our weak defence, but nobody felt hurt.
新教練直來直往地指出我們的防守很弱，但沒有人覺得受傷。
be bluff about + noun
Greta sounded bluff when she told the baker that the cake looked dry.
Greta 告訴麵包師那個蛋糕看起來太乾時，語氣很直。
sound bluff + when-clause
Uncle Farouk gave a bluff answer when I asked about the delay.
我問起延誤時，Farouk 叔叔給了一個很直率的回答。
Though bluff with strangers, Dr. Okafor was gentle with frightened children.
雖然 Dr. Okafor 對陌生人說話很直，但對害怕的孩子很溫柔。
The shop owner sounded bluff, yet she packed an extra loaf for me.
那位店主說話聽起來很直來直往，卻又替我多包了一條麵包。
文法句型
be bluff about + noun
a bluff answer / note / manner
用法筆記
Describes a person's manner or words, not the truth of a statement. It often suggests rough kindness rather than deliberate cruelty.