balked
past simple and past participle ofbalk
| 单词 | balked |
| 释义 | balked past simple and past participle ofbalk balk verb[I] (UKalsobaulk)uk/bɔːk/us/bɑːlk/balkverb[I](BE UNWILLING)to beunwillingto do something or toallowsomething tohappen: I balkedattheprospectofspendingfourhourson atrainwith him. not wanting to do something
Unwilling and reluctant
balkverb[I](BASEBALL)inbaseball, tostopin theactofthrowingtheballto thebatter, in a way that is against therules Baseball & rounders
Examplesofbalkedbalked In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In 1991 public workersbalkedat that plan and there was a two-day general strike. From theCambridge English Corpus However, even the most credulous sitterbalkedat the notion of an otherworldly visitor wearing stays. From theCambridge English Corpus The mines sponsored good studies of the nutrition problem butbalkedat the costs involved in remedying it among their workers. From theCambridge English Corpus Naval captainsbalkedat allowing scientists and engineers without any experience at sea to design ships. From theCambridge English Corpus Furthermore, in the documents cited below, hebalkedat identifying her even as he sought to plant his clues. From theCambridge English Corpus While all despaired over the decline of tribal discipline, most administrative officersbalkedat centralized, inflexible solutions to this problem. From theCambridge English Corpus At the same time, general standards will allegedly press those constituent units that havebalkedat aboriginal rights to land to act now. From theCambridge English Corpus However, for children whobalkedat this procedure, we also provided the opportunity to answer with a more common main clause configuration. From theCambridge English Corpus Hofmannsthalbalkedat the idea, but they worked out a compromise where - though she has a few lines - the aura of transformation is not broken. From theCambridge English Corpus Once again, the departmentbalked. From theCambridge English Corpus They alsobalkedat the work requirement. From theCambridge English Corpus Carter accepted most of its recommendations butbalkedat proposals for immediate business tax cuts because he insisted on holding to the mid-year budget estimates recently sent to congress. From theCambridge English Corpus We should not bebalkedby 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 And not only this issue would bebalked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That great economy campaign wasbalked, but it has not been scotched. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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