balk
verb [ I ] (UK also baulk) uk/bɔːk/ us/bɑːlk/
(BE UNWILLING)
犹豫
to be unwilling to do something or to allow something to happen
I balked at the prospect of spending four hours on a train with him. 想到要与他一起在火车上度过4个小时，我心里就犯嘀咕。
(BASEBALL)
（棒球投球员的）假投
in baseball, to stop in the act of throwing the ball to the batter, in a way that is against the rules
balk
noun [ C ] (UK also baulk) uk/bɔːk/ us/bɑːlk/
(WOOD)
梁木;粗木材
a rough, thick piece of wood
(BASEBALL)
（棒球投球员的）假投
in baseball, an act of stopping in the middle of throwing the ball to the batter, which is against the rules