| 单词 | baulk |
| 释义 | baulk v. & n. (also balk) --v 1. intr. a refuse to go on. b (often foll. by at) hesitate. 2. tr. a thwart, hinder. b disappoint. 3. tr. a miss, let slip (a chance etc.). b ignore, shirk. --n 1. a hindrance; a stumbling-block. 2. a a roughly-squared timber beam. b a tie-beam of a house. 3. Billiards etc. the area on a billiard-table from which a player begins a game. 4. Baseball an illegal action made by a pitcher. 5. a ridge left unploughed between furrows. Derivatives baulker n. Etymology: OE balc f. ON b{aacute}lkr f. Gmc |
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