今天我們要學(xué)的詞是 bluff.
bluff 的意思是虛張聲勢、唬人。
U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be calling North Korea’s bluff on its end-of-year deadline for nuclear negotiations, prompting some analysts to worry that Pyongyang’s threats should be taken more seriously. 美國總統(tǒng)特朗普似乎對朝鮮提出限于年底前進(jìn)行核談判這個虛張聲勢的要求不買賬,這讓一些分析人士擔(dān)心,是否應(yīng)更為慎重地對待平壤的威脅。
Before Mexico agreed to take "strong measures" to stop migrants heading toward the U.S., President Donald Trump said he was not bluffing about imposing 5% tariffs on Mexican imports if it did not help. 在墨西哥同意采取“強有力的措施”阻止移民前往美國之前,特朗普總統(tǒng)表示他所說的如果墨西哥不提供幫助,就會對其進(jìn)口產(chǎn)品征收5%的關(guān)稅并不是嚇唬人。