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.- 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。 - Last October the bank balked, alarmed that a $24m profit had turned into a $20m deficit.
去年10月,由于对2,400万美元的利润变成了2,000万的亏损感到担心,这家银行畏缩了。
- Even biology undergraduates may balk at animal experiments...
双语例句
- The police balked the attempt to kidnap the child.
警方挫败了诱拐小孩的企图。 - The clergyman's shy and sensitive reserve had balked this scheme.
由于牧师生性羞赧和敏感,他的沉默寡言与自我克制阻遏了这一阴谋的得逞。 - I balked at the prospect of spending four hours on a train with him.
我不愿意和他在火车上一起呆四小时。 - Last October the bank balked, alarmed that a$ 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。