外刊例句 Brazil balked at proposals intended to prevent double-counting in such trading, because it believed they penalised its large stockpile of carbon-trading instruments, such as promises not to chop down patches of the Amazon. 巴西拒绝了旨在防止在碳交易中出现重复计算的提议,因为它认为这些提议对自己储备的大量碳交易工具不利,比如承诺不砍伐亚马逊一些地区的雨林。 ——《经济学人》 For months, Washington has been warning allies of security risks associated with Huawei, but several countries balked at its assessment. 数月以来,华盛顿一直在就华为相关的安全风险向盟友提出警告,但几个国家拒不接受这样的评估。 ——《纽约时报》
基本释义 [verb] hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking [动词] 犹豫或者不愿接受某个想法或承诺
作动词时,则表示马等“突然拒绝前行(如跳跃障碍物时)、逡巡不前”,比如: 小牛逡巡着不肯爬上山去。 The calf balked at climbing the hillside. 从逡巡不前进一步引申用作比喻义时,便是指“阻止、阻碍、妨碍”或“犹豫、畏缩、回避”,比如:
绑架企图为警方所挫。 The kidnapping attempt was balked by the police. 想到要与他一起在火车上度过4个小时,我心里就犯嘀咕。 I balked at the prospect of spending four hours on a train with him.
名人用例 Presidents with strong nerves are decisive. They don't balk at unpopular decisions. 有着强大魄力的总统处事果敢。他们不会对不受欢迎的决定犹豫不决。 出自美国知名记者、政治评论员弗雷德·巴恩斯(Fred Barnes,1943年2月1日-)。
同近义词 eschew: deliberately avoid using; abstain from demur: raise doubts or objections or show reluctance disdain: refuse or reject (something) out of feelings of pride or superiority