| 单词 | balk |
| 释义 | Word Frequency balk or baulk (bɔːk, bɔːlk) verb 1. (intransitive; usually foll by at) to stop short, esp suddenly or unexpectedly; jib the horse balked at the jump 2. (intransitive; foll by at) to turn away abruptly; recoil he balked at the idea of murder 3. (transitive) to thwart, check, disappoint, or foil he was balked in his plans 4. (transitive) to avoid deliberately he balked the question 5. (transitive) to miss unintentionally noun See also baulk 6. a roughly squared heavy timber beam 7. a timber tie beam of a roof 8. an unploughed ridge to prevent soil erosion or mark a division on common land 9. an obstacle; hindrance; disappointment 10. baseball an illegal motion by a pitcher towards the plate or towards the base when there are runners on base, esp without delivering the ball Derived forms balker (ˈbalker) or baulker (ˈbaulker) noun Word origin Old English balca; related to Old Norse bálkr partition, Old High German balco beam |
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