English Dictionary

bluff

IPA（発音記号）

/blʌf/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 アメリカ英語 古風 俗語

An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio. / (poker) An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than one actually does.

日本語の意味

自分の実力や状況を誇張して虚勢を張る行為（虚勢、虚偽の強さを装う行為） / ポーカーなどで、実際よりも強い手札を持っていると偽る行動

His refusal to fold was nothing but a bluff that pressured his opponents into folding first.

彼が降りるのを拒んだのは、相手に先に降りさせるためのはったりにすぎなかった。

意味（1）

An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio.

That is only bluff, or a bluff.

意味（2）

(poker) An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than one actually does.

John's bet was a bluff: he bet without even so much as a pair.

意味（3）

(US, dated) The card game poker.

BLUFF OR POKER [title of a chapter]

意味（4）

One who bluffs; a bluffer.

意味（5）

(slang, dated) An excuse.

bluffs （ plural ）