commit a balk
collocation（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。
阻碍；挫折
balks — plural of balk
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阻碍；挫折
A hindrance or setback; something that blocks progress.
The pitcher's illegal motion was ruled a balk by the umpire.
投手的非法动作被裁判判为犯规投球。
未耕种的田埂
An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
挖掘边缘的土墙
The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.
横梁,方木,房屋的系梁
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".
障碍或失望
A hindrance or disappointment; a check.
He was called for a balk when he failed to come set before pitching.
他因在投球前没有先做好静止动作而被判犯规投球。
In snooker, the cue ball must remain in the balk after a foul.
在斯诺克中，犯规后母球必须留在发球区内。
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（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。
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。
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。
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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。
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。
In baseball, a balk is an illegal motion; in billiards, the area behind the balkline.
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