【单词解析】baulk

一、词性

动词

二、中文含义

1. (因害怕或不愿意)犹豫,逡巡,退缩,畏缩

2. (马)倔强地拒绝驶入某个方向

3. 阻止,妨碍,阻挠

三、同义词

hesitate, falter, recoil, shy away, balk at, boggle at

四、易混淆单词

balk:主要用于马匹

bulk:主要指体积或规模大

五、美式发音

bɔːlk

六、双语例句

1. He baulked at the idea of walking home alone in the dark.

他对暗夜中独自步行的想法感到畏缩。

2. The horse baulked at the fence and refused to jump.

那匹马在栅栏前顽固地拒绝跳跃。

3. The proposal was baulked by the opposition of the majority.

这项提议被多数人的反对所阻止。