bluff

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。

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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

Antonyms(反意語):

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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