baulked

baulked

美 　英

• n.障礙；阻滯；梁木；動作失敗
• v.阻止；突然停止；退縮
• 網絡老大不愿；老大不愿意

詞形變化

復數：baulks  現在分詞：baulking  過去分詞：baulked  

英漢解釋

n.	1. 障礙;挫折,阻擾,阻滯 2. 大梁,梁木 3. 動作失敗 4. 田埂 5. 發球時一方擾亂對方 6. 拒走,拒跳 7. 突然停止 8. 橫向系桿 9. 投手犯規行為
v.	1. 阻止 2. 突然停止 3. 退縮

英英解釋

n.

1. something that hinders or frustrates 2. a large squared wooden beam 3. a wooden tie beam in the roof of a house 4. a ridge of land left unploughed to serve as a boundary or to counter erosion 5. in baseball, an illegal motion in which the pitcher pretends to throw the ball towards the plate or to a base but does not release it 6. the area between the baulk line and the bottom cushion on a billiard table, or in baulk-line billiards between any baulk line and the cushion 7. a shot from behind the baulk line on a billiards table

v.

1. to hesitate over something or be unwilling to do something, usually because of moral scruples or a natural aversion 2. to refuse to tackle something that presents a difficulty 3. to stop suddenly and refuse to go on, especially when faced with an obstacle 4. to prevent somebody from carrying out a plan or intention 5. in baseball, to make an illegal motion by pretending to pitch but not actually throwing the ball 6. to be unwilling to do something or let something happen, because you believe it is wrong or that it will cause problems

例句

There was no stadium and European teams baulked at the cost of the boat journey.

沒有體育場，歐洲球隊也因船票太貴難以成行。

But the conservative led coalition government of Chancellor Angela Merkel baulked earlier this year at legislation to even things up .

不過，保守黨派安格拉默克爾總理領導的聯合政府今年早些時候通過立法進行干預，讓這一失衡狀況有所改觀。

So far, international groups such as Fidelity, Capital Group and Vanguard have baulked at the idea of forming Chinese ventures.

到目前為止，富達投資（Fidelity）、CapitalGroup和先鋒集團（Vanguard）等國際集團一直不愿組建中國合資公司。

She looked like a lion baulked of its prey.

她看上去像一頭被奪走了獵物的獅子。

Must I be always baulked by this rascally hound?

我為什么經常要被這惡狗阻撓？

That's in part because the AMCs baulked at the idea of having to take on more bad debt.

這部分是因為資產管理公司對不得不接納更多壞帳有些猶豫。