英[bɔːk]美[bɔːk]
记忆方法
谐音记忆法
[发音]“罢课”
[词义]拒绝,阻止
[词义]拒绝,阻止
词源词根法
英语单词balk的最初含义是农田中没犁过的条状区域,即两条犁沟之间的田脊或分割两块农田的田埂。作为动词时,表示“在犁地时留下田脊或田埂不犁”,引申为“(有意)忽略”。由于犁过的农田都是平整的,而田脊或田埂高高突出在农田之上,因此balk作名词时又衍生出“障碍、梁木”等含义,作动词时又衍生出“阻碍、阻止、退缩、止步不前”的含义。在体育运动中,还可以表示动作中断违规,如棒球运动中投手做出投球动作后却没有投球,跳远运动员跑过起跑区域后没有起跳,马术表演的马在栏杆前突然止步不前。=balk n障碍,田脊,田埂,梁木vt.忽略,阻碍,阻止vi.犹豫,退缩,止步不前,(棒球)佯投.
verb(动词)noun(名词)
双解例句
verb(动词)noun(名词)
小知识
If you balk at your mother's suggestion that you take on more responsibility, you're saying no to added chores. To balk means to refuse to go along with.
A donkey balks when it refuses to move forward. This is a good picture for balk which is often used in conjunction with demands. Demands are something people often balk at like a donkey refusing to move. In baseball, a pitcher balks when he or she begins a pitch by winding up, but does not complete it. It is as if he is refusing to complete a started pitch, and it is against the rules.
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常用短语
单词用法
词组短语
balk at 回避,畏缩;