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baulk (BrE) (NAmE usually balk) BrE /bɔːk/NAmE /bɔːk/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they baulk BrE /bɔːk/ NAmE /bɔːk/present simple - he / she / it baulks BrE /bɔːks/ NAmE /bɔːks/past simple baulked BrE /bɔːkt/ NAmE /bɔːkt/past participle baulked BrE /bɔːkt/ NAmE /bɔːkt/ -ing form baulking BrE /ˈbɔːkɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈbɔːkɪŋ/ [I] ~ (at sth) to be unwilling to do sth or become involved in sth because it is difficult, dangerous, etc. 畏缩；回避◆Many parents may baulk at the idea of paying $100 for a pair of shoes. 许多父母可能不愿出 100 美元买一双鞋。 [I] ~ (at sth) (of a horse 马) to stop suddenly and refuse to jump a fence, etc. 逡巡不前；突然拒绝前行（如跳越障碍物等） [T] ~ sb (of sth) [usually passive] (formal) to prevent sb from getting sth or doing sth 阻止；阻碍◆She looked like a lion baulked of its prey. 她看上去像一头吃不到猎物的狮子。 |