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单词 balk
释义
balk
verb[I]
(UKalsobaulk)
uk
/bɔːk/us
/bɑːlk/

balkverb[I](BE UNWILLING)

to beunwillingto do something or toallowsomething tohappen:
犹豫
I balkedattheprospectofspendingfourhourson atrainwith 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。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
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.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unwilling and reluctant
  • arsed
  • baulk
  • be blowed if...idiom
  • be in no mood forsomething/to dosomethingidiom
  • begrudge
  • compassion fatigue
  • deign
  • disinclination
  • disinclined
  • disobliging
  • fag
  • indisposed
  • indisposition
  • not have the heart todo somethingidiom
  • not have the stomach forsomethingidiom
  • ratheryouthanmeidiom
  • reluctance
  • reluctant
  • willy-nilly
  • wouldn't
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balkverb[I](BASEBALL)

inbaseball, tostopin theactofthrowingtheballto thebatter, in a way that is against therules
（棒球投球员的）假投
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Baseball & rounders
  • at batidiom
  • ballgame
  • ballplayer
  • base hit
  • bases
  • beat
  • chopper
  • doctor
  • fish
  • flare
  • foul
  • frame
  • peg
  • second base
  • shag
  • shortstop
  • slugger
  • sock
  • stickball
  • strike
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balk
noun[C]
(UKalsobaulk)
uk
/bɔːk/us
/bɑːlk/

balknoun[C](WOOD)

arough,thickpieceofwood
梁木；粗木材
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Types of wood
  • balsa wood
  • beech
  • boxwood
  • cedar
  • deal
  • dyewood
  • Eastern white pine
  • fir
  • knotty
  • mahogany
  • maple
  • matchwood
  • mulga
  • pine
  • redwood
  • softwood
  • spruce
  • teak
  • timber
  • walnut
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balknoun[C](BASEBALL)

inbaseball, anactofstoppingin themiddleofthrowingtheballto thebatter, which is against therules
（棒球投球员的）假投
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Baseball & rounders
  • at batidiom
  • ballgame
  • ballplayer
  • base hit
  • bases
  • beat
  • chopper
  • doctor
  • fish
  • flare
  • foul
  • frame
  • peg
  • second base
  • shag
  • shortstop
  • slugger
  • sock
  • stickball
  • strike
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(Definition ofbalkfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

balk| American Dictionary

balk
verb[I]
us
/bɔk/
to beunwillingto do something orletsomethinghappen:
I balked at theprospectofspendingfourhourson atrainwith him.
(Definition ofbalkfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbalk

balk
The reneging behavior results in a greater number of customers and greater workload in the system than balking behavior.
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One balks somewhat at this confirming of the ambit to the according of privileges to the especially chosen professional associations.
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We should not be balked by the fact that local authorities cannot meet this sort of expenditure during the ensuing year.
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They cannot be resolved by balking the issue of the national audit office.
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The industry is only now balking at the proposition, and saying that it is horrendous and it cannot do it.
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I should regret it were we to be balked in our attempts to do so.
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However, they have all too often found themselves balked by the dogma of the traditional parties.
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There is no balking that question.
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There is no use balking that fact.
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His highs included striking out 10 batters on multiple occasions, while his lows included balking in runs in playoff games.
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She balks and then goes downtown to run some errands leaving the gang in charge.
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Critics also balked at the lack of example or concrete vision of his social and political proposals.
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At first, he balked and told reporters he would not attend the breakaway convention.
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Even if brought up to be a good, submissive wife, she balks at the idea of sharing the conjugal bed.
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Agen officials balked at the idea stating the club's stadium had met all the guidelines and requirements of the federation.
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