| 词汇 | baulk |
| 释义 | baulk verb[ I ], noun[ C ] UKuk /bɔːk/ us /bɑːlk/ balk（同 balk） Unwilling and reluctant arsed balk be blowed if...idiom be in no mood for something/to do somethingidiom begrudge begrudging disinclination disinclined disobliging drag your heels/feetidiom grudge indisposed indisposition jib rather you than meidiom reluctance reluctant reluctantly shagged wouldn't Examples of baulkbaulk Even libraries are likely to baulk at the price, especially if faced with the prospect of paying for a dozen companion volumes. Countries, perhaps, without a 'green lobby' may well baulk at the cost and find 'weather proofing' old reactors a more attractive option. But we would expect him to have baulked at the reference to the 'tangle of pathology' and the notion of a 'cycle of poverty and disadvantage'. So the question is again : what makes the cognitivists baulk at any form of computation, whether logical or grammatical, and revert to the old, inadequate paradigm ? Communitarian critics might baulk, saying that the very act of distinguishing different kinds of community in itself does violence to the basic organicist spirit of the communitarian project. My experience of this world is that if man's ingenuity is baulked in one avenue it will quickly explore others. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Most people who wanted planning permission would not baulk at the legality of what was involved and would provide the extra set. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One's imagination baulks at a situation which is so ridiculous and which envisages that we can tax betting by taxing it on turnover. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has never baulked at providing definitions when that has suited its purpose. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Worries about cost and how one draws a line are not to be baulked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is baulking the very thing we are trying to do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I made inquiries only this week-end and was told of a ship with 30- to 40-foot baulks of timber being unloaded. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was baulked only by a cold-blooded and unscrupulous perjurer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no point in trying to baulk it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that it will be far better if we face the facts of geography and history now rather than baulk away from them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of baulk 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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