单词 | balky |
释义 | balky (once / 16485 pages) adj WORD FAMILY balky: balkier, balkiest, balkiness+/balk: balked, balker, balking, balks, balky/balker: balkers USAGE EXAMPLESHis competitive future was a question mark last December because his balky back made even a sedentary existence difficult. New York Times(Nov 29, 2016) Bulls: Rondo played his second straight game on that balky ankle. Washington Times(Nov 21, 2016) The 60-year-old has also been bothered by knee trouble, occasionally joking about his balky joint when asked by reporters about injury updates on his players. Washington Times(Nov 01, 2016) adj stopping short and refusing to go on a balky mule a balky customer Syn balking intractable not tractable; difficult to manage or mold |
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