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Bluff

[blʌf]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards.

(noun.) pretense that your position is stronger than it really is; 'his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted'.

(noun.) a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion).

(verb.) frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is.

(verb.) deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand.

(adj.) bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured; 'a bluff but pleasant manner'; 'a bluff and rugged natural leader' .

(adj.) very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; 'a bluff headland'; 'where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise'; 'a sheer descent of rock' .

阿伊达整理--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(a.) Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship.

(a.) Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.

(a.) Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.

(a.) Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain.

(n.) A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.

(n.) An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only bluff, or a bluff.

(n.) A game at cards; poker.

(v. t.) To deter (an opponent) from taking the risk of betting on his hand of cards, as the bluffer does by betting heavily on his own hand although it may be of less value.

(v. t.) To frighten or deter from accomplishing a purpose by making a show of confidence in one's strength or resources; as, he bluffed me off.

(v. i.) To act as in the game of bluff.

錄入:勒达

同義詞及近義詞:

a. Blustering, swaggering, bullying, vaporing, pompous, coarse, rude, BLUNT, gruff, churlish, bearish.

n. Precipitous bank (especially on the margin of a river or the sea).

v. a. [Low.] Repulse (by a bluff manner), repel, snub, bluff off, send away with a flea in one's ear.

杰瑞德校對

同義詞及反義詞:

SYN:Bare, open, bold, abrupt, frank, plain-spoken, blunt, surly, rude, blustering,swaggering, brusque, hectoring, coarse, discourteous, rough, bullying

ANT:Undulating, inclined, inabrupt, courteous, polished, reserved

杰夫編輯

解釋/意思:

adj. blustering: rough and hearty in manners: outspoken: steep.—n. a high steep bank overlooking the sea or a river: the act of bluffing at cards as in poker—hence any kind of boastful swagger intended to impose upon another: (slang) an excuse.—adjs. Bluff′-bowed having broad and flat bows as a ship; Bluff′-head′ed applied to a ship having her stem too straight up.—adv. Bluff′ly.—n. Bluff′ness.

亚历克斯編輯

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