balk at 对……感到厌恶或拒绝
balk out 阻碍
balk someone 阻碍某人
not balk at 不畏惧做某事
1. The car balked at the hilltop due to insufficient power.
汽车因动力不足在山顶停摆了。
2. He balked at the idea of working weekends.
他对周末工作的想法感到抗拒。
3. The pitcher balked on the count, losing the runner.
投手因故意违例而失去了跑垒员。
A: Why did the machine stop?
A：为什么机器停了？
B: It balked because the feed was jammed.
B：因为进料口卡住，它停摆了。
1) 阻碍，阻止前进
2) （棒球）故意违例
3) （因固执、恐惧等）拒绝行动
1. 阻碍；阻止
e.g.The heavy rain balked our progress.
大雨阻碍了我们的前进。
2. （棒球）投手故意违例
e.g.The pitcher was called for a balk.
裁判判投手故意违例。
3. 拒绝；踌躇不前
e.g.She balked at paying such a high price.
她拒绝支付这么高的价格。
verb
1. To refuse or stop acting, especially because of stubbornness, fear, or lack of conviction.
2. To impede or obstruct the progress of.
3. (Baseball) To commit an illegal motion that deceives the runner.
Synonym: hinder, block, refuse