意味: 虚勢
例文: Momo’s bluff failed—she had no tuna.
モモの虚勢は失敗。ツナはなかった。
定義: 高くて切り立った土手(通常は川の浸食により形成される)
コロケーション:
bluffは300,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。
Definitions(定義)
Noun: a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
Noun: pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
Noun: the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
Verb: deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
Verb: frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
Adjective: very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
Adjective: bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured
Parts of Speech(品詞)
Noun, Verb, Adjective
Examples(例文)
Noun: his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted
Adjective: a bluff headland
Adjective: where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise
Adjective: a sheer descent of rock
Adjective: a bluff but pleasant manner
Adjective: a bluff and rugged natural leader
Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)
Synonyms(類語): bluff, bluff out, bold, four flush, sheer
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Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)
Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): bank, deception, frighten, move, pretense
Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): awe, bluff, castle, cheat, check, consternate, delusion, dismay, draw, duplicity, fakery, hypocrisy, imposture, indirection, intimidate, manoeuver, obscurantism, open, pretense, pretext, sandbank, serve, spook, stalemate, take-in, terrify, trickery, trump
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Derivationally Related Words(派生語)
Derivationally Related Words: bluff, bluffer, bluffness
Categories(カテゴリー)
Domain Categories: law
Usage Category: formal
Usage Context: descriptive
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Other Information(その他)
Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes
Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes
Emotion Categories: negative
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