单词：baulk
vt. 阻止, 错过, 推诿
n something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
n one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
v refuse to comply
baulk的用法和样例：
例句
- The builder shored up the wall with a thick baulk of wood.建筑者用主根粗木梁把墙支住。
- Many parents may baulk at the idea of paying $100 for a pair of shoes.许多作父母的可能不愿出100块钱买一双鞋。
词汇搭配
- baulk net一种插网
经典引文
This was a balk to them and put a damp to their new projects.
出自：DefoeThe balk, the disappointment, is felt as a promise that has been broken.
出自：D. LessingThis was look'd for at your hand, and this was baulk'd.
出自：Twelfth Night,ShakespeareI never..balked an invitation out to dinner.
出自：S. JohnsonIt's got to be done, so why balk it?
出自：D. H. Lawrence
- balk阻止
- draw back撒回
- hesitate犹豫
- pull back拉回
- pull up short突然停住
- recoil退却
- rein in严加控制
- stop short中途停下
- hindrance起妨碍作用的事物或人...
- rafter椽
- hinderance阻碍
- jib船首三角帆
- deterrent威慑的
- check检查
- resist抵制
- handicap障碍
- impediment障碍
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