| 释义 |
Verb: balk bo(l)k- Refuse to comply
- resist, baulk [Brit], jib - Pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
- hesitate, waver, waffle, baulk [Brit]
Noun: balk bo(l)k- The area on a billiard table behind the balkline
"a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"
- baulk [Brit] - Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, baulk [Brit], check, handicap - One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
- rafter, baulk [Brit] - An illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
Derived forms: balking, balks, balked See also: balker [N. Amer], balky Type of: area, beam, delivery, difficulty, disobey, expanse, pitch, surface area Part of: billiard table, pool table, snooker table Encyclopedia: Balk, Gaasterlan-Sleat Balk Balk, North Yorkshire Balk, Gaasterlân-Sleat |