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

balk v.

to stop abruptly and refuse to go on: [no obj]:The horse balked when the rider tried to force him over the wall.[ ~ + at + verb-ing]:He went along with the robbery but balked at committing murder.

balk v.i.

to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually fol. by at):He balked at making the speech.
(of a horse, mule, etc.) to stop short and stubbornly refuse to go on.
Sport[Baseball.]to commit a balk.

v.t.

to place an obstacle in the way of;
hinder;
thwart:a sudden reversal that balked her hopes.
[Archaic.]to let slip;
fail to use:to balk an opportunity.

a check or hindrance;
defeat;
disappointment.
a strip of land left unplowed.
Buildinga crossbeam in the roof of a house that unites and supports the rafters;
tie beam.
Buildingany heavy timber used for building purposes.
Sport[Baseball.]an illegal motion by a pitcher while one or more runners are on base, as a pitch in which there is either an insufficient or too long a pause after the windup or stretch, a pretended throw to first or third base or to the batter with one foot on the pitcher's rubber, etc., resulting in a penalty advancing the runner or runners one base.
Games[Billiards.]any of the eight panels or compartments lying between the cushions of the table and the balklines.
[Obs.]a miss, slip, or failure:to make a balk.
Games, Idioms in balk, inside any of the spaces in back of the balklines on a billiard table.

Also, baulk.

bef. 900; Middle English; Old English balca covering, beam, ridge; cognate with Old Norse bǫlkr bar, partition, Dutch balk, Old Saxon balko, German Balken, Old Norse bjalki beam, Old English bolca plank; perh. akin to Latin sufflāmen, Slovene blazína, Lithuanian balžíenas beam. See balcony

balk′er, n.
balk′ing•ly, adv.

4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged check, retard, obstruct, impede, prevent.

单词	balker
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 balk /bɔk/USA pronunciation v. to stop abruptly and refuse to go on: [no obj]:The horse balked when the rider tried to force him over the wall.[ ~ + at + verb-ing]:He went along with the robbery but balked at committing murder. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 balk (bôk),USA pronunciation v.i. to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually fol. by at):He balked at making the speech. (of a horse, mule, etc.) to stop short and stubbornly refuse to go on. Sport[Baseball.]to commit a balk. v.t. to place an obstacle in the way of; hinder; thwart:a sudden reversal that balked her hopes. [Archaic.]to let slip; fail to use:to balk an opportunity. n. a check or hindrance; defeat; disappointment. a strip of land left unplowed. Buildinga crossbeam in the roof of a house that unites and supports the rafters; tie beam. Buildingany heavy timber used for building purposes. Sport[Baseball.]an illegal motion by a pitcher while one or more runners are on base, as a pitch in which there is either an insufficient or too long a pause after the windup or stretch, a pretended throw to first or third base or to the batter with one foot on the pitcher's rubber, etc., resulting in a penalty advancing the runner or runners one base. Games[Billiards.]any of the eight panels or compartments lying between the cushions of the table and the balklines. [Obs.]a miss, slip, or failure:to make a balk. Games, Idioms in balk, inside any of the spaces in back of the balklines on a billiard table. `Also, baulk.` bef. 900; Middle English; Old English balca covering, beam, ridge; cognate with Old Norse bǫlkr bar, partition, Dutch balk, Old Saxon balko, German Balken, Old Norse bjalki beam, Old English bolca plank; perh. akin to Latin sufflāmen, Slovene blazína, Lithuanian balžíenas beam. See balcony balk′er, n. balk′ing•ly, adv. 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged check, retard, obstruct, impede, prevent.
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