balk 作動詞的時候是阻止,退縮的意思。
Boston Red Sox owner John Henry said he believes his team will visit the White House, a move other pro sports teams have balked at since President Trump took office. 波士頓紅襪棒球隊老板約翰-亨利說,他相信他的球隊會訪問白宮,而其他職業(yè)運(yùn)動隊自特朗普總統(tǒng)上任以來一直猶豫不決是否要這樣做。
Japan's navy struggles to find recruits as young people balk at the prospect of being cut off from social media networks on long deployments. 日本海軍征兵困難重重,因?yàn)槟贻p人不愿意由于長期出海而切斷社交媒體網(wǎng)絡(luò)。