| 单词 | baulk |
| 释义 | baulk (once / 7761 pages) 1vn 2n 3n WORD FAMILY baulk: baulked, baulking, baulks USAGE EXAMPLESPurists may baulk at his inclusion of pellagra, beriberi and other disorders of malnutrition, but that allows for a richer range of material and interpretation. Nature(Dec 13, 2016) Spieth would rightly baulk at the suggestion he is yesterday’s man. The Guardian(Nov 02, 2016) Judges baulked at suggestions that the six books were full of people it was hard to sympathise or empathise with. The Guardian(Sep 13, 2016) 1 1v refuse to comply Syn|Hyper balk, 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 balk, 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 the area on a billiard table behind the balkline 3Syn|Hyper balk 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 balk, rafter beam long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction |
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