bluffing

• n. 褶边装置；诈骗；唬弄
• v. 欺骗；吓唬（bluff的现在分词）

英文词源

bluffing (n.)

1845, in the poker sense, verbal noun from bluff (v.).

双语例句

1. Either side, or both, could be bluffing.

任何一方，或者双方，都可能是在故弄玄虚。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I don't think he'll shoot—I think he's just bluffing.

我认为他不会开枪—我想他不过是在吓唬人。

来自《权威词典》

3. He says he'll win the race, but he's only bluffing.

他说他会赢得这场比赛, 事实上只是在吹牛.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Don't be afraid of him, he is just bluffing.

不要怕他, 他只是唬人.

来自辞典例句

5. He would not beat me. He was only bluffing.

他不会打我的, 只不过是吓唬吓唬而已.

来自辞典例句