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

• One employer balked-a sign that this was not a good match.
  而另一位雇主则不同意，这是表明这并非一个好主意的迹象。
• 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。
• Many lenders approached to invest in a combined GM-Chrysler have also balked.
  曾被接触过来投资合并后的通用汽车-克莱斯勒的许多放款人也都止步不前。
• He was balked in his attempt.
  他的企图遭到了挫折。
• 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。
• He was balked as he handed the glasses to the lieutenant.
  他心灰意冷，把望远镜递给了副官。
• They balked the robber's plan.
  他们使强盗的计划受到挫败。
• Moderate sports make you relaxed!!! This balked me a little.
  适度的运动，会使你身轻如燕，心情愉快！这使我感到有些不愉快。
• Policymakers balked, thinking the plan too beneficial to Citigroup.
  政策制定者有些犹豫不决，认为该计划对花旗的好处太大。