balked

英 [bɔːkt]

美 [bɔkt]

v.  妨碍；阻碍；防止；使受挫折; （突然）停止；畏缩不前；犹豫；回避
balk的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 畏缩；回避
  If youbalk atsomething, you definitely do not want to do it or to let it happen.
  1. Even biology undergraduates may balk at animal experiments...
     面对动物实验，哪怕是生物专业的大学生也会畏缩。
  2. Last October the bank balked, alarmed that a $24m profit had turned into a $20m deficit.
     去年10月，由于对2,400万美元的利润变成了2,000万的亏损感到担心，这家银行畏缩了。

双语例句

• This balked me a little.
  这使我感到有些不愉快。
• Her husband balked at the expense of the plans she had made.
  她丈夫对他的计划中所需要的经费感到犹豫。
• France and Germany have balked at such action, saying the emphasis should be on regulatory reform.
  法国和德国已拒绝了这一提议，表示各国应该把中心放在监管制度的改革上。
• They balked the robber's plan.
  他们使强盗的计划受到挫败。
• The police balked the attempt to kidnap the child.
  警方挫败了诱拐小孩的企图。
• But I was in no mood to be balked by a man like him.
  但我全然不想被他这样的人挫败。
• In Wisconsin unions have swallowed higher contributions but balked at attempts to restrict their bargaining rights.
  在威斯康辛州，工会已经接受了更高的缴费数额，但却对限制其协商权利的努力说不。
• I balked at the prospect of spending four hours on a train with him.
  我不愿意和他在火车上一起呆四小时。
• I suggested we sleep out in the open, but he balked at the idea.
  我建议在露天睡觉，但他对此犹豫不决。
• I wanted to buy the dress, but I balked at the high price.
  我本想买这件连衣裙，但一看价钱太高就犹豫了。