balk at the cost
collocation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。
不愿做;拒绝;犹豫
balked — past of balk
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
to be unwilling to do something; to refuse to proceed or allow something
常指对某事感到勉强而拒绝或退缩
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.
断断续续地移动
To move fitfully, stopping frequently.
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.
阻止,妨碍
To stop, check, block (by or as if by an obstacle); to hinder, impede, thwart.
使失望,挫败
To disappoint, frustrate, or check.
做假动作以欺骗其他玩家
To make a balk, a deceptive motion to deceive another player.
一般现在时
She balks at the difficult task.
她面对困难任务时犹豫不前。
一般过去时
He balked at the high price.
他对高昂的价格犹豫不决。
现在完成时
They have balked at every suggestion.
他们对每个建议都犹豫不决。
常见于短语 balk at
She balked at the price of the new car.
看到新车的价格,她犹豫了。
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.
马在障碍前畏缩不前,拒绝前进。
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.
当被要求说谎时,他犹豫了。
用法提示:balk 后接 when 从句,表示在某种情况下退缩。
较直接明确,表示明确说‘不’;接不定式 refuse to do,而 balk 常作 balk at doing,多含因犹豫而拒绝的意味。
只强调行动前迟疑,并不表示最终一定拒绝;而 balk 常指因拒绝而停下来。搭配为 hesitate to do / hesitate about doing。
较正式,侧重提出反对或顾虑,语气委婉;常作 demur at/to something,不接宾语时则表示‘不想做’。使用频率低于 balk。
常与 from 连用(shrink from doing),强调因害怕或厌恶而回避;情感色彩比 balk 强,且 shrink 另有‘缩水’义。
指明确说出反对理由,常作 object to something;balk 则不一定说出来,多指行为上不配合或停下。object 语气更主动、更公开。
针对 balk 表“因犹豫或不愿意而拒绝继续”的义项,proceed 表示继续行动。
针对 balk 表“不愿意接受或同意”的义项,accept 表示乐意接受。
针对 balk 表“拒绝遵从或执行”的义项,comply 表示按要求去做。
针对 balk 表“不同意或反对”的义项,agree 表示赞成。
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。
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。
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。
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。
与 balk 表示‘阻止、妨碍’的意义相关,常指让人无法顺利前进的事物。
也有‘障碍、需要克服的困难’之意,与 balk 所指的‘停顿、不愿继续’同处描述前进受阻的语境。
balk 可表示拒不接受或抵制,resistance 描述这种被抵制的状态或力量。
balk at something 常表示对某事有异议而拒绝进行,objection 是相应的名词。
指造成进展中断的阻碍,与 balk 的‘使受挫、阻碍’含义同属挫折场景。
对…犹豫;不愿做(或允许)某事
Many commuters balk at the new train fares.
许多通勤者对新火车票价感到不满。
不惜一切;毫无顾忌
She balks at nothing to get her dream job.
为了得到梦寐以求的工作,她不惜一切。
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