单词	balk
释义	balkbalk (also baulk British English) /bɔːk, bɔːlk $ bɒːk, bɒːlk/ verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINbalk Origin: 1400-1500 balk ‘raised area that gets in the way of forward movement’ (15-21 centuries), from Old English balca ‘pile of things on the ground’ Verb Table VERB TABLE balk Simple Form Present I, you, we, they balk he, she, it balks Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they balked Present perfect I, you, we, they have balked he, she, it has balked Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had balked Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will balk Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have balked Continuous Form Present I am balking he, she, it is balking you, we, they are balking Past I, he, she, it was balking you, we, they were balking Present perfect I, you, we, they have been balking he, she, it has been balking Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been balking Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be balking Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been balking Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Their strategies to balk the enemy had failed. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And last month, he balked at submitting to an examination by government-appointed psychiatrists. And then only because he, Verisof, had balked at further appeasement. As it was he balked, both forefeet thrust stiffly in front of him, jarring me to the bone. At first, officials in both countries balked. He balked slightly at that, then he tucked the tenners down his gauntlet and handed it over. Industry executives balked for years at the idea of program ratings, fearing a loss of advertising dollars. People may well balk at this and never return to your site again. They are likely to balk at antiabortion legislation. word sets WORD SETS► Baseball balk, verbball game, nounball park, nounballplayer, nounbase, nounbaseline, nounbat, verbbatter, nounblooper, nounbreak, nounbull pen, nounbunt, verbcatch, verbcatcher, nouncentre, noundesignated hitter, noundiamond, noundouble, noundouble, verbdouble-header, noundouble play, nounfastball, nounfirst base, nounfly, verbfly, nounfly ball, nounfoul, verbgrand slam, noungrounder, nounheavy hitter, nounhome base, nounhome plate, nounhomer, nounhome run, nouninfield, nouninning, nounmidfielder, nounmitt, nounmound, nounpark, nounpinch-hit, verbpitch, nounpitch, verbpitcher, nounpitchout, nounplate, nounpop fly, nounrebound, verbrebound, nounrun, nounshortstop, nounshut-out, nounsingle, nounslam dunk, nounslugger, nounspring training, nounsteal, verbstrikeout, nountriple, noun 1[intransitive] to not want to do or try something, because it seems difficult, unpleasant, or frighteningbalk at Many people would balk at setting up a new business during a recession. Westerners balk at the prospect of snake on the menu.2[intransitive] if a horse balks at a fence, it stops in front of it and refuses to jump over it3[intransitive] American English in baseball, to stop in the middle of the action of throwing the ball to the player who is trying to hit it4[transitive] formal to stop someone or something from getting or achieving what they want
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