英语词汇“balk”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

balkbalk /bɔk/ verb

ETYMOLOGYbalk

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

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

1[intransitive] to be unwilling to do, try, or accept something, because it seems difficult, unpleasant, or frightening: balk at Several of the managers balked at the decision.2[intransitive] if a horse balks, it stops suddenly and refuses to jump or cross something [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]