"bluff" in Chinese (Traditional)

虛張聲勢虛張聲勢地騙人斷崖

Definition

作動詞時，bluff 指假裝自己比實際更有把握、更強或更確定，以此欺騙別人。作名詞時，它可以指這種虛張聲勢的行為，也可以指高而陡的斷崖。

這個詞在撲克以及商業、社交場景中很常見。'call someone's bluff' 表示不被對方嚇住，要求對方拿出真本事，看他是不是只是在虛張聲勢。名詞和動詞都常用；「斷崖」這個意思確實存在，但日常口語中較少見。

He tried to bluff the teacher, but she knew he had not done the homework.

他想對老師**虛張聲勢**，但老師知道他沒做作業。

I thought his threat was a bluff.

我覺得他的威脅只是**虛張聲勢**。

We stood on the bluff and looked at the sea.

我們站在**斷崖**上看海。

She was clearly bluffing, so I called her bluff.

她顯然在**虛張聲勢**，所以我直接拆穿了她的**虛張聲勢**。

He's acting tough, but I think he's just bluffing.

他表現得很強硬，但我覺得他只是在**虛張聲勢**。

Don't let the confident tone bluff you into saying yes.

別讓那種自信的語氣**虛張聲勢地騙人**，逼得你答應。