| 单词 | balk |
| 释义 | balk (once / 1622 pages) 1vn 2n 3n 4n If you balk at your mother's suggestion that you take on more responsibility, you're saying no to added chores. To balk means to refuse to go along with. A donkey balks when it refuses to move forward. This is a good picture for balk which is often used in conjunction with demands. Demands are something people often balk at like a donkey refusing to move. In baseball, a pitcher balks when he or she begins a pitch by winding up, but does not complete it. It is as if he is refusing to complete a started pitch, and it is against the rules. WORD FAMILYbalk: balked, balker, balking, balks, balky+/balker: balkers/balky: balkier, balkiest, balkiness USAGE EXAMPLESSome, such as Philadelphia and Cook County, home of Chicago, balk at most requests. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) They balked at his concern over a looming deadline to pay a fine he owed for fare-dodging on Berlin’s transport network days before. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) They balked at the offer and simply pushed her aside, Ms. Rodríguez said. New York Times(Jun 19, 2016) 1 1v refuse to comply Syn|Hyper baulk, jib, resist disobey refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient 2n something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment albatross, millstone (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps bindsomething that hinders as if with bonds diriment impediment(canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage) dragsomething that slows or delays progress obstacle, obstructionsomething immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted straitjacketanything immaterial that severely hinders or confines barrier, roadblockany condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective hang-up, hitch, rub, snagan unforeseen obstacle hurdlean obstacle that you are expected to overcome stymie, stymya thwarting and distressing situation difficulty a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result n an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base 3Hyper delivery, pitch (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter n the area on a billiard table behind the balkline 4a player with ball in hand must play from the balk Syn|Hyper baulk area, expanse, surface area the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary n one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof Syn|Hyper baulk, rafter beam long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction |
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