Word · Frequency #23905
balked
不愿做；拒绝；犹豫
balked is the past of balk.
核心释义
常指对某事感到勉强而拒绝或退缩
to be unwilling to do something; to refuse to proceed or allow something
- 1.
不愿意做某事；拒绝进行或允许某事
To be unwilling to do something; to refuse to proceed or do or allow something, either in general or only temporarily.
- 2.
断断续续地移动
To move fitfully, stopping frequently.
- 3.
留下或制造田埂
To leave or make a balk or balks (ridges) in; to leave a ridge in by leaving partly unploughed.
- 4.
阻止,妨碍
To stop, check, block (by or as if by an obstacle); to hinder, impede, thwart.
- 5.
使失望,挫败
To disappoint, frustrate, or check.
- 6.
做假动作以欺骗其他玩家
To make a balk, a deceptive motion to deceive another player.
阻止；阻碍；妨碍；使失望；使受挫；走走停停；踌躇不前；（棒球投手）做假动作；（犁地时）留下未犁的垄
用法In use
She balked at the price of the new car.
用法提示：balk at 表示因困难或障碍而犹豫退缩。
The horse balked at the jump and refused to move forward.
用法提示：balk 用作不及物动词，表示突然停住或拒绝前进。
He balked when asked to tell a lie.
用法提示：balk 后接 when 从句，表示在某种情况下退缩。
Verb forms
base balk · third person balks · -ing balking · past balked · past participle balked
常见于短语 balk at
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- balk at the cost
- 对费用望而却步
- Many families balk at the cost of private education.许多家庭对私立教育的费用望而却步。
- balk at the idea
- 不愿接受这个想法
- He balked at the idea of working overtime.他不愿接受加班的想法。
- balk at paying
- 不愿支付
- Some customers balk at paying such high fees.有些顾客不愿支付这么高的费用。
- balk at the prospect
- 对前景感到犹豫
- She balked at the prospect of moving abroad alone.她对独自移居国外的前景感到犹豫。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一匹马在田埂（balk）前停下，怎么也不肯前进——balk 就是不愿做、拒绝继续。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reporting、formal meetings、cost or price discussions balk 表示“不愿意做某事”时通常用于书面或较正式的场合，多出现在新闻报道、会议以及价格或费用讨论中；日常口语中更常说 refuse 或 be unwilling to。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物和不及物动词用法
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 balk 共享拼写结尾 -alk，但发音不同：talk/walk/chalk/stalk 通常读 /tɔːk/、/wɔːk/、/tʃɔːk/、/stɔːk/，而 balk 的给定音标为 /bɒːk/，因此它们只是拼写上的形近词，不构成真正的韵脚；其中的 l 均不发音。
用法优先级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。
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