词组 | balk |
释义 | balk balk also baulk BrE [balked, balked, balking] [baulked, baulked, baulking] balk at 1. balk at sth to not want to do or try something because it seems difficult, unpleasant, or frightening: ▪ Westerners balk at the prospect of snake and dog on the menu. balk at doing sth ▪ Many people would balk at setting up a new business during a recession. 2. balk at a fence/jump if a horse balks at a fence, it stops suddenly and refuses to jump over it: ▪ They'd nearly completed a clear round, but the horse balked at the last fence. |
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