【balk】 - AEAS备考词汇

balk

UK:  [bɔːk]

US:  [bɔk]

过去分词：balked  现在分词：balking  第三人称单数：balks  

v.

1.(马等)逡巡不前;畏缩不前

2.感到犹豫,畏缩不前

3.使受挫折;阻碍

4.突然停止,急止

5.〔古语〕忽视;避免;逃避

6.阻碍,遏止;难倒

7.懊丧,心灰意冷;使感到不愉快

8.哭叫起来

9.阻滞

10.漏种

n.

1.障碍,阻碍,妨碍

2.木梁

3.田埂

4.投手犯规行为

5.夹矸

6.动作失败

7.发球时一方扰乱对方

8.失败;错误,过失,挫折

9.【建筑】圆方料,梁木;【机械工程】(多臂机的)摆动杆;【军事】浮桥长梁;【矿物】煤层中的岩石包裹体

10.【体育】波克〔运动员跑过起跳线以后又退回另跳〕;【棒球】(投球员的)假投;【台球】波克线与台边之间的部分

1 . Needless to say, Republicans won't go along with anything like this. They balk even at the president's modest plan.
不必说，共和党人是不会同意的。他们会阻碍奥巴马政府计划。

2 . "There would be so many people who would balk at the endorsement of any party or candidate that I don't think it would happen, " Bray said.
布雷认为：“有太多人在避免政治党派或候选人的支持行为，所以我觉得那种事不可能发生。”

3 . 'Some investors will balk at investing into a first -time fund with no track record, ' he said.
他说，一些投资者不敢投资首次发行、没有任何业绩记录的基金。

4 . Her long balk hair was as shiny as the black silk of the skirts she was selling.
她长长的黑发如同她买的裙子上的黑丝绸一样油黑发亮。

5 . Even confident investors, however, may balk at how much debt they will soon be asked to buy.
然而，即便是自信的投资者也可能在他们将很快受邀购买多少债务方面犹豫不决。