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
balks — third person singular of balk
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不愿做；拒绝；犹豫
to be unwilling to do something; to refuse to proceed or allow something
She balked at the price of the new car.
看到新车的价格，她犹豫了。
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.
balk
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原形
balks
3rd person
第三人称单数
balking
-ing
现在分词
balked
Past
过去式
balked
Past participle
过去分词
She balks at the difficult task.
她面对困难任务时犹豫不前。
He balked at the high price.
他对高昂的价格犹豫不决。
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
The horse balked at the jump and refused to move forward.
马在障碍前畏缩不前，拒绝前进。
He balked when asked to tell a lie.
当被要求说谎时，他犹豫了。
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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。
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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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。
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