balk at

• • (马、驴等)逡巡不前，突然拒绝向前：

    The burro balked at climbing the path.

    小毛驴逡巡着不肯爬上小路。

  • 在…面前犹豫，犹豫不决，踟躇不前，畏缩，从…退缩，回避；对…拒绝接受：

    She balked at the price.

    她对这价格犹豫不决。

    John balked at paying such a lot of money to buy the computer.

    购买电脑要付这么多钱，这使约翰犹豫了。