| 单词 | balking |
| 释义 | balking (once / 26501 pages) adj WORD FAMILY balk: balked, balker, balking, balks, balky+/balker: balkers/balky: balkier, balkiest, balkiness USAGE EXAMPLESRepublican leaders are trying to slip a provision into a stopgap spending bill to expedite a waiver vote, but some Democrats are balking. New York Times(Dec 07, 2016) On infrastructure, Trump has proposed a $1 trillion spending program that some conservatives are already balking at. Seattle Times(Nov 19, 2016) The decision seems straightforward, especially amid sizable layoffs in the wake of several high-profile buyers balking at buying the beleaguered social media firm. Time(Nov 01, 2016) adj stopping short and refusing to go on a balking Syn balky intractable not tractable; difficult to manage or mold |
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