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balked

英 [bɔːkt]

美 [bɔkt]

v.  妨碍;阻碍;防止;使受挫折; (突然)停止;畏缩不前;犹豫;回避
balk的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

  • VERB 畏缩;回避
    If youbalk atsomething, you definitely do not want to do it or to let it happen.
    1. Even biology undergraduates may balk at animal experiments...
      面对动物实验,哪怕是生物专业的大学生也会畏缩。
    2. Last October the bank balked, alarmed that a $24m profit had turned into a $20m deficit.
      去年10月,由于对2,400万美元的利润变成了2,000万的亏损感到担心,这家银行畏缩了。

双语例句

  • The police balked the attempt to kidnap the child.
    警方挫败了诱拐小孩的企图。
  • The clergyman's shy and sensitive reserve had balked this scheme.
    由于牧师生性羞赧和敏感,他的沉默寡言与自我克制阻遏了这一阴谋的得逞。
  • I balked at the prospect of spending four hours on a train with him.
    我不愿意和他在火车上一起呆四小时。
  • Last October the bank balked, alarmed that a$ 24m profit had turned into a$ 20m deficit.
    去年10月,由于对2,400万美元的利润变成了2,000万的亏损感到担心,这家银行畏缩了。
  • 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。
  • He was balked as he handed the glasses to the lieutenant.
    他心灰意冷,把望远镜递给了副官。
  • The police balked the robber's plans.
    警方挫败了强盗的计划。
  • One employer balked-a sign that this was not a good match.
    而另一位雇主则不同意,这是表明这并非一个好主意的迹象。
  • He planned to have a duel, but we balked him out of it.
    他打算决斗,但是我们劝阻了他。
  • Many people balked at this danger.
    许多人看到这种危险便畏缩不前。