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单词

bluff

读音
blʌf
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释义

n. 吓唬;绝壁;断崖 vt. 吓唬;愚弄 vi. 吓唬 adj. 直率的;陡峭的 [ 复数 bluffs 第三人称单数 bluffs 现在分词 bluffing 过去式 bluffed 过去分词 bluffed 比较级 more bluff 最高级 most bluff ]

例句

The letter was a bluff.
这封信是虚张声势。
There is no greater thrill than to bluff a man, trap him, and outfox him.
没有什么比虚张声势吓唬别人、让他钻入圈套并用计将他击败更加刺激了。
He said he would resign if he didn't get more money, but it was only a bluff.
他说如果不给他加薪他就辞职,但那不过是虚张声势而已。

强化记忆

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which is why we can be confidentthat its behavior is a bluff.Biologists have even noticed that its bluffs are tactical:
We got to our campsite.It was a lean-to on a blufflooking over a crystal, beautiful lake,
In 1878, Marsh bought an especially promising quarry in Como Bluff, Wyoming,from two frontier collectors.
Biologists have even noticed that its bluffs are tactical:newly molted mantis shrimp are more likely to bluff against smaller rivals,who are especially likely to be driven away.
that you will retaliate savagely if you are invaded.The only thing is that it's liable to having its bluff called,and therefore can only work if it's credible.
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大学,专四专八,其他

所在词典

大学英语四级近六年,专八真题近十五年,经济学人(The Economist)