• 词性及解释
  vi.
  (赌)跟注
• 常用短语
  call one\'s bluff
  揭露某人虚张声势的做法
• 例句
  One of our salesmen asked for a raise in salary today, and said he\'d have to leave if we didn\'t give him a raise. But I called his bluff--I told him no, and wished him good luck. Then he said he\'d stay on with us because he liked working here so much.
  我们公司的一个推销员今天要我给他加工资，说要是我们不给他加工资，他就不在这儿干了。但是我没上他的当，拒绝了他的要求，还祝他好运气。于是他就改口说他非常喜欢这儿的工作，愿意在这儿继续做下去。
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call one\'s bluff这个俗语来自美国人喜欢玩的扑克牌游戏。有时你手里的牌很坏，但是你想让别人认为你手里的牌好极了，可是别人不相信你，对你进行挑战，这就是to call one\'s bluff。你听听一位打牌老手是怎么说的：  

\"Sometimes you can scare the other players out of the game with a bluff and \'steal\' the pot with a worthless hand. But it can be very expensive if another player calls your bluff.\"

他说：\"有时候你可以虚张声势把其他牌友吓住了，这样你就偷偷地用一手坏牌赢了钱。可是，要是另一个打牌的人不相信你，向你挑战，那你就可能会输不少钱。\"

To call one\'s bluff这个说法现在已经不局限在打牌上了。