词组 | balk/baulk |
释义 | phrasebalk/baulkbalk 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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