Wordiyobluff
🇬🇧 UK/blʌf/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC1
Definitions
v.
To deceive someone by pretending to be in a stronger position than one actually is
虚张声势，吓唬，欺骗
n.
An act of pretending to be stronger or more confident than one is; a steep cliff or riverbank
虚张声势，吓唬；断崖，绝壁
adj.
Direct and outspoken in manner, sometimes to the point of rudeness
直率的，爽直的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Loanwordbluffother
=bluff
Common Collocations
- 1.call someone's bluff揭穿虚张声势
Example Sentences
- 1.
He called her bluff and she admitted the truth.