大学英语词汇短语释义解析及例句 baulk


释义：

baulk n. 错误；失败；障碍（等于 balk）
vt. 阻止；错过；推诿（等于 balk）
vi. 犹豫；（马等）突然止步不前（等于 balk）

例句：



Many parents may baulk at the idea of paying $100 for a pair of shoes.

许多做父母的可能不愿出100块钱买一双鞋。



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。



Place the cue ball on the brown spot and attempt to hit it along the baulk line.

把主球放在棕球置点上，试着使其在被击打后沿着发球线滚动。



So, far from being lazy when they baulk at the thought of exercise, the overweight are simply being seeing the world differently.

因此，胖子们或许并不是由于懒而不愿运动，而是由于世界在他们眼中的样子的确不同于其别人。



You can understand, then, why she posed so easily for those wedding photos. She knows that others expect her to baulk at her own image.

我想现在你应该明白，为什么婚礼上的照片中她可以那么轻松地摆造型了。



Its report, called Food and Climate Change, will be controversial given that many people may baulk at being told what they should eat in order to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets.

鉴于很多人可能不愿意听从被告知他们应该吃什么，以满足温室气体减排目标，此篇称为食物和气候变化的报告，将会有一番争议。


Gelignite is the most obvious alternative but the match referee might baulk at that.


Eurozone governments may be asked to fill that gap and some countries will baulk at reaching into their pockets yet again.


Ministers know that workers who've tolerated pay freezes, job cuts and much besides may baulk at working longer and paying more for their pensions.


Memories of the 7 July London bombings and the Kings Cross fire are, of course, still raw and many would baulk at unmanned trains in the capital.


Women are expected to baulk at the problems this poses.


By encouraging staff input and training, Mr Quilter believes he has kept turnover at BCP below the industry average - even if his agents still baulk at the late shift.


President Bashir of Sudan is also attending the summit and he may baulk at the idea of agreeing that the establishment of the International Criminal Court is important for peace and justice.


Gartside seemed to baulk at the idea.


While universities want to to increase the number of pupils from poorer homes coming through their doors, they baulk at anything which could be seen as taking away their independence - their freedom over whom they admit and how they spend their money.


They may baulk at that.