balk at

英 美
  • 畏缩
  • at prep.在;向,朝;处于…状态;在…远;(用于速度、比率等)以,达
  • balk v.阻止;突然停止;退缩;拒绝n.障碍;错误;失败n.梁木[棒球]佯投;犯规动作;[游戏]开球区.
    1. He winces at the memory of that defeat.
      一想到那次失败他就畏缩了。
    2. Everybody flinched at his tactlessness, but he went on regardless.
      大家看到他直言直说而不免畏缩起来但他不予理会继续说下去。