bluffing is bluff's Present Participle

bluff

US [blʌf]
UK [blʌf]
  • v.虚张声势；吓唬；假装；【牌】(持弱牌时)下大注吓倒(对方)
  • n.吓唬；断崖；(船头等的)鼓起部分；虚张声势的人
  • adj.爽快的；粗率的；绝壁的；【航】(船头等)前端平阔而垂直的
  • Web诈唬；欺骗；唬人
Plural Form：bluffs  Present Participle：bluffing  Past Tense：bluffed  

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Web Definition

adj.
1.
直率的,爽快的,坦率的;粗率的
2.
绝壁的,壁立的,陡峭的
3.
【航】(船头等)前端平阔而垂直的
n.
1.
峭壁,断崖
2.
(船头等的)鼓起部分
3.
欺骗,吓唬
4.
虚张声势的人;吓唬人的人
1.
峭壁,断崖
2.
(船头等的)鼓起部分
3.
欺骗,吓唬
4.
虚张声势的人;吓唬人的人
v.
1.
(虚张声势地)恐吓,吓唬
2.
〈俚〉以假象欺骗;假装
3.
【牌】(持弱牌时)下大注吓倒(对方)
4.
虚张声势,装腔作势
1.
(虚张声势地)恐吓,吓唬
2.
〈俚〉以假象欺骗;假装
3.
【牌】(持弱牌时)下大注吓倒(对方)
4.
虚张声势,装腔作势

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,虚张声势虚张声势,吓唬吓唬,假装假装,下大注吓倒下大注吓倒,断崖断崖,鼓起部分鼓起部分,虚张声势的人虚张声势的人,爽快的爽快的,粗率的粗率的,绝壁的绝壁的,前端平阔而垂直的前端平阔而垂直的,诈唬诈唬,欺骗欺骗,唬人唬人
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1.
Republicans snort that he was bluffing all along when he said he would get tough in Afghanistan.
共和党人则嘲笑说，奥巴马以前表示将在阿富汗采取强硬政策原来一直是虚张声势。
gòng hé dǎng rén zé cháo xiào shuō , ào bā mǎ yǐ qián biǎo shì jiāng zài ā fù hàn cǎi qǔ qiáng yìng zhèng cè yuán lái yì zhí shì xū zhāng shēng shì 。
www.ecocn.org
2.
"Interestingly, though, not in a Miltonian sense. " I was bluffing. I wanted to see if she'd go for it.
“有意思，不过，不是在弥尔顿那种意义上。”我在虚张声势，想看她是否赞成。
" yǒu yì si , bú guò , bú shì zài mí ěr dùn nà zhǒng yì yì shàng 。 " wǒ zài xū zhāng shēng shì , xiǎng kàn tā shì fǒu zàn chéng 。
www.douban.com
3.
It was a leg hit so it could have been worse, and I resolved to become a better judge of when someone's bluffing.
幸好是打在了腿上，否则事情就更糟。我也打定主意，今后当有人威胁时，一定要判断清楚对方是否虚张声势。
xìng hǎo shì dǎ zài le tuǐ shàng , fǒu zé shì qíng jiù gèng zāo 。 wǒ yě dǎ dìng zhǔ yì , jīn hòu dāng yǒu rén wēi xié shí , yí dìng yào pàn duàn qīng chǔ duì fāng shì fǒu xū zhāng shēng shì 。
blog.sina.com.cn
4.
Syria has abruptly stopped bluffing, pulled a good part of its army out of Lebanon, and promised to remove the rest fast.
叙利亚的嚣张气焰突然减弱了，从黎巴嫩撤离了一大部分军队，还承诺剩下的驻军也将很快撤出。
xù lì yà de xiāo zhāng qì yàn tū rán jiǎn ruò le , cóng lí bā nèn chè lí le yī dà bù fen jūn duì , hái chéng nuò shèng xià de zhù jūn yě jiāng hěn kuài chè chū 。
www.ecocn.org
5.
Or if you think I'm bluffing, that you are not really poisoned, go ahead and shoot.
或者如果你认为我是在吓唬你，你并没有真正中毒，来吧，开枪吧。
huò zhě rú guǒ nǐ rèn wéi wǒ shì zài xià hu nǐ , nǐ bìng méi yǒu zhēn zhèng zhòng dú , lái ba , kāi qiāng ba 。
www.zftrans.com
6.
Don't be afraid of him, he is just bluffing.
不要怕他，他只是唬人。
bú yào pà tā , tā zhǐ shì hǔ rén 。
www.hxen.com
7.
But as the clock runs down, and each side suspects the other of bluffing, the risk of an accidental default increases.
然而，随着时间流逝、加上两党都怀疑对方耍诈，意外违约的风险也在加大。
rán ér , suí zhe shí jiān liú shì 、 jiā shang liǎng dǎng dōu huái yí duì fāng shuǎ zhà , yì wài wéi yuē de fēng xiǎn yě zài jiā dà 。
www.ftchinese.com
8.
But from his point of view (he probably owns no more than 1% of Cadbury), what's the downside to bluffing?
不过从他的角度说（或许他在吉百利的持股还不到1%），说大话又有什么坏处呢？
bú guò cóng tā de jiǎo dù shuō ( huò xǔ tā zài jí bǎi lì de chí gǔ hái bù dào bǎi fēn zhī yī ) , shuō dà huà yòu yǒu shén me huài chu ne ?
chinese.wsj.com
9.
James: Either do the deal his way or threaten to sue him. But he'll probably know that you're only bluffing.
詹姆士：不是照他的方式成交，就是威胁要告他。但他可能知道你只是在吓唬他而已。
zhān mǔ shì : bú shì zhào tā de fāng shì chéng jiāo , jiù shì wēi xié yào gào tā 。 dàn tā kě néng zhī dào nǐ zhǐ shì zài xià hu tā ér yǐ 。
www.shnosbbs.com
10.
In your resume, you need just a little bluffing. But overdoing it will be disastrous.
在简历中需要一点点吹嘘。吹的太厉害了将会是灾难性的。
zài jiǎn lì zhōng xū yào yì diǎn diǎn chuī xū 。 chuī de tài lì hài le jiāng huì shì zāi nàn xìng de 。
www.ttxyy.com
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