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Meaning of 虚张声势

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
虚 xū 张 zhāng 声 shēng 势 shì (Trad.: 虛張聲勢)
(false) bravado; to bluff
Related Words
Antonyms: 不动声色
Example Sentences
1
不要自夸和虚张声势
。
Do not brag or bluff.
2
我虚张声势
,
正努力掩藏自己的恐惧
。
I was bluffing, attempting to hide my fear.
3
她虚张声势恐吓他
,
使他误以为她的枪是上了膛的
。
She bluffed him into thinking that her gun was loaded.
4
当家人们见到他们父亲的遗体
,
他们就像那虚张声势而欢腾的小军队
。
When the family views the body, they go as a little army "full of bravado and hilarity".
5
只有你做好了准备认为老板会虚张声势的威胁你的情况下你才能做这些
。
This only works if you are prepared for the possibility that your employer will call your bluff.