Word · Frequency #23905
balk
阻碍；挫折
A hindrance or setback; something that blocks progress.
- 1.
An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
未耕种的田埂
- 2.
The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.
挖掘边缘的土墙
- 3.
Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks".
横梁,方木,房屋的系梁
- 4.
A hindrance or disappointment; a check.
障碍或失望
- 5.
A sudden and obstinate stop.
突然的顽固停止
- 6.
A deceptive motion.
假动作
- 7.
The area of the table lying behind the line from which the cue ball is initially shot, and from which a ball in hand must be played.
台球桌上的开球区
- 8.
The area of the table lying behind the baulk line.
台球桌上的开球线后区域
- 9.
The rope by which fishing nets are fastened together.
连接渔网的绳子
假动作；佯攻；突然停住；僵持；梁；横梁；系梁；田埂；田垄；坑壁；土壁
In use
The pitcher's illegal motion was ruled a balk by the umpire.
He was called for a balk when he failed to come set before pitching.
In snooker, the cue ball must remain in the balk after a foul.
Connections
Collocations
- commit a balk
- （棒球）投手犯规
- The pitcher committed a balk, and the runner advanced to second base.投手犯规了，跑垒员进占二垒。
- balk line
- 开球线（台球、斯诺克）
- The cue ball must be placed behind the balk line at the start of the frame.开球时，母球必须放在开球线后方。
- balk of timber
- 大木梁；方木
- The roof was supported by a heavy balk of timber.屋顶由一根沉重的木梁支撑。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
balk 指田里未耕的土埂，像一道横梁挡在路前；记‘一条杠(balk)挡住路’=障碍、卡住、停住。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学作品 balk 作名词表示“障碍、挫折”时，通常用于正式或书面语，多出现在文学或新闻评论中，日常口语不常用。
Grammar Note
In baseball, a balk is an illegal motion; in billiards, the area behind the balkline.
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 balk 押韵，都含 /ɔːk/ 音：talk、walk、chalk、stalk（拼写均为 -alk，l 不发音），以及 caulk（拼写不同，但读音相同）。注意形近异音词：bulk /bʌlk/ 的 l 发音且元音不同；bake /beɪk/ 元音不同且无 l；bald /bɔːld/ 末尾多一个 /d/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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