音标:[bɒ:k] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 障碍, 错误, 失败
vt. 阻止, 错过, 推诿
vi. 逡巡不前
n. the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
n. an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
词型变化:过去式 : balked ; 过去分词 : balked ; 名词复数形式 : balks ; 现在分词 : balking ; 第三人称单数 : balks
考试类型:[托福/GRE]
词性分布:
动词95%
名词5%

balk的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. Professor Xu Benli, of the Shanghai University of Sport, says successful sportspeople should not balk at turning over half of their earnings.上海体育学院徐本力教授表示,功成名就的运动员不应拒绝上缴一半的收入。
用作名词(n.)
  1. The high price is a balk to me.对我来说,价格太高是一个障碍。
用作名词(n.)
  1. There are small holes in the balk of a field, where crabs and fish accumulate in the rainy season.田间的梁木上有小洞口,螃蟹和鱼在雨季的时候会聚集在里面。
  1. A player with ball in hand must play from the balk.拿球的选手必须从开球区开始打。

词汇搭配

  • balk net一种插网
  • balk cargo散料
  • joining balk联系木梁
  • balk timber大方木
  • balk ring摩擦环,阻环...
  • balk back绒背呢
  • baulk障碍
  • balk at畏缩
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