balk

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balk
/bɔk/
n.
A strip or ridge of land left unplowed. 田埂;未牦的地。
A thick, heavy piece of timber. 巨木;大梁。
A barrier of check; disappointment. 阻碍;障碍物。
- It was a great balk to him that he did not comply with my request. 你不顺从我的要求,使他大失所望。
Illegal motion made by the pitcher to deceive the opposing players as to the direction of the ball. 【体】(棒球)投手犯规的假动作。
(过去式: balked; 过去完成式: balked; 现在进行式: balking)
v.t.
To hinder; thwart; check or disappoint. 阻挠;挫折;阻止;使失望。
- The enemy were balked in their design. 敌人之计划受到阻挠。
v.i.
To stop short and refuse to go. 突然停止而拒绝前进。
To refuse to do something. 拒绝作某事。
- to commit a balk 【体】(棒球)作投球的假动作。
synonyms

baulk.

derivatives
adj. balky. n. balkiness.

- 英语>简体中文, 美语词典
balk¹
/bɔːk; bɔːlk/
vi.
1. (recoil) [person, institution +] 畏缩不前;退缩
- Last October the bank balked, alarmed that a $24m profit had turned into a $20m deficit. 去年十月这家银行因为2,400万美元的利润变为2,000万美元的赤字感到惊恐, 因而畏缩不前。
to balk at sth
[+ task, fact, idea, sum of money] 在…面前退缩
- Some EU governments will balk at the huge sums involved. 一些欧盟国家政府会因其中所涉及的巨额款项而退缩。
- He balked at the idea of murder. 他在谋杀的念头面前退缩了。
to balk at doing sth 对做某事畏缩不前;不愿意做某事
- I balked at cleaning the lavatory. 我不愿意打扫卫生间。
- They balk at paying more than 40% of their income in tax. 他们不愿意将40%以上的收入都缴了税。
2. (stop suddenly) [horse +] 突然停住;骤然止步
to balk at sth
[+ fence, jump] 在…前骤停
- My horse balked at the high fence and refused to move. 我的马在高栅栏前突然停住, 一步也不肯迈了。
vt.
1. (thwart) [+ person] 阻止;阻碍;妨碍
- He was balked in his plans. 他的计划受阻。
2. (physically) 拦住;挡住
- A fellow driver criticized him for weaving about on the track to balk those who try to overtake. 一名同场竞技的车手指责他为了挡住想超车的人在赛道上穿来穿去。
3. (avoid) [+ question] 回避
- He balked the question. 他回避了这个问题。
balk²
/bɔːk; bɔːlk/
n.
1. (timber beam) 大木梁
2. 【建】 (roof beam) 系梁;梁木
3. (unploughed ridge) (用于防止土壤侵蚀或划分地界的)埂, 垄
4. (obstacle) 障碍;阻碍;挫折
5. 【棒】 (投手做的)违例佯投动作
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
balk
v.(动词) balked 也作 baulked balk.ing baulk.ing balks baulks
v.intr.(不及物动词)
1. To stop short and refuse to go on: 突然停止并拒绝前进:
- The horse balked at the jump. 这匹马突然停下来不前进
2. To refuse obstinately or abruptly: 拒绝:固执地或突然地拒绝:
- She balked at the very idea of compromise. 她固执地拒绝妥协的想法
3. Sports To make an incomplete or misleading motion. 【体育运动】 做假动作:做不完全或误导的动作
4. Baseball To make an illegal motion before pitching, allowing one or more base runners to advance one base. 【棒球】 做犯规的假动作:在投球之前做出非法动作,使得一个或多个跑垒员前进一个垒位
v.tr.(及物动词)
1. To put obstacles in the way of; check or thwart.See Synonyms at frustrate 阻碍,阻挠:在路上放障碍物;阻碍或使受挫参见 frustrate
2. Archaic To let go by; miss. 【古语】 放过;失去
n.(名词)
1. A hindrance, check, or defeat. 障碍、阻碍或挫折
2. Sports An incomplete or misleading motion, especially an illegal move made by a baseball pitcher. 【体育运动】 非法假动作:不完全的或误导的动作,尤指棒球投手做出的非法动作
3. Games One of the spaces between the cushion and the balk line on a billiard table. 【游戏】 开球区:台球桌的橡皮边和阻碍线之间的空间之一
4. An unplowed strip of land. 未犁之地:土地的未耕带
5. A ridge between furrows. 垄:沟与沟之间的垄
6. A wooden beam or rafter. 横梁:木头梁或椽子
- 英语>简体中文, 美国传统词典
balk
n. 大木,障碍,错误;vi. 妨碍
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉化学大词典
balk
n.
(畦间隆起的)田埂
常用作划分不同所有人土地的边界或区分同一所有人土地的不同部分。关于田埂的所有权是否有法律规定尚不确定,但在庄园中常被视为抛荒地〔waste〕。
- 英语>简体中文, 英美法词典
balk
n. 大木,梁木
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉机械大词典
balk
vi.
畏缩不前, 犹豫
- I wanted to buy the dress, but I balked at the high price. 我本想买这件连衣裙, 但一看价钱太高就犹豫了。
(指马)不肯跑
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
balk
地界;田埂
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 测量学名词
balk
故障
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 电机工程名词
balk
故障
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 电力工程名词
balk
投手犯規
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 教育学名词
balk
v (馬)不肯前進;(因困難等固執地或突然地)拒絕從事某事=baffle=foil=thwart;n 大方木料;(足球中的)假動作
【例】The horse balked at the jump 這馬突然停下來了。He balked at the idea of compromise 他固執地拒絕了妥協的想法
【記】讀:罷課。因為起床有困難,就拒絕作上課這件事。源於:back-不肯前進!
【反】move ahead willingly(自願前進);acquiesce(vi 默許)
英语>繁体中文, GRE词汇精选
balk
/bɔːk/
(also baulk)
(balking, balked,balks)
不及物动词 If you balk at something, you definitely do not want to do it or to let it happen. 阻止; 反对
- Even biology undergraduates may balk at animal experiments. 即使是生物专业的大学生都可能会反对动物实验。
- Last October the bank balked, alarmed that a $24M profit had turned into a $20M deficit. 去年十月这家银行突然亏空,原本2400万美元的利润变成了2000万的赤字让人震惊。
英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典