| 词汇 | balk |
| 释义 | balk verb[ I ] (UK alsobaulk)uk /bɔːk/ us /bɑːlk/ balkverb[I] (BE UNWILLING)to be unwilling to do something or to allow something to happen: 犹豫 I balked at the prospect of spending four hours on a train with him.想到要与他一起在火车上度过4个小时，我心里就犯嘀咕。 not wanting to do something unwillingShe was unwilling to hand over the money. loathI was loath to spend all the money at once. balkThe MP balked at a proposal to raise council tax. reluctantI was reluctant to leave because I was having such a good time. disinclinedI am disinclined to take on the extra work without more pay. Unwilling and reluctant arsed baulk be blowed if...idiom be in no mood for something/to do somethingidiom begrudge deign disinclination disinclined disobliging drag your heels/feetidiom indisposed indisposition jib not have the stomach for somethingidiom rather you than meidiom reluctance reluctant reluctantly willy-nilly wouldn't balkverb[I] (BASEBALL)in baseball, to stop in the act of throwing the ball to the batter, in a way that is against the rules（棒球投球员的）假投 Baseball & rounders 1-2-3 inning ahead alley around the hornidiom at bat bomb curve heater hit the ball out of the parkidiom hitting coach home plate home stand horsehide sac solo spitter split-fingered fastball splitter squeeze play swing balk noun[ C ] (UK alsobaulk)uk /bɔːk/ us /bɑːlk/ balknoun[C] (WOOD)a rough, thick piece of wood梁木;粗木材 Types of wood American elm Atlantic white cedar balsa wood bark basswood black locust boxwood cork elm knotty matchwood MDF mulga oaken paulownia piny pitch pine ponderosa pine softwood three-ply balknoun[C] (BASEBALL)in baseball, an act of stopping in the middle of throwing the ball to the batter, which is against the rules（棒球投球员的）假投 Baseball & rounders 1-2-3 inning ahead alley around the hornidiom at bat bomb curve heater hit the ball out of the parkidiom hitting coach home plate home stand horsehide sac solo spitter split-fingered fastball splitter squeeze play swing balk | American Dictionarybalk verb[ I ] us/bɔk/ to be unwilling to do something or let something happen: I balked at the prospect of spending four hours on a train with him. Examples of balkbalk The reneging behavior results in a greater number of customers and greater workload in the system than balking behavior. One balks somewhat at this confirming of the ambit to the according of privileges to the especially chosen professional associations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should not be balked by the fact that local authorities cannot meet this sort of expenditure during the ensuing year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They cannot be resolved by balking the issue of the national audit office. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The industry is only now balking at the proposition, and saying that it is horrendous and it cannot do it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should regret it were we to be balked in our attempts to do so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, they have all too often found themselves balked by the dogma of the traditional parties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no balking that question. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no use balking that fact. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His highs included striking out 10 batters on multiple occasions, while his lows included balking in runs in playoff games. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She balks and then goes downtown to run some errands leaving the gang in charge. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Critics also balked at the lack of example or concrete vision of his social and political proposals. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. At first, he balked and told reporters he would not attend the breakaway convention. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Even if brought up to be a good, submissive wife, she balks at the idea of sharing the conjugal bed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Agen officials balked at the idea stating the club's stadium had met all the guidelines and requirements of the federation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of balk These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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