今天我們要學(xué)的詞是 balk. [bɑ?lk]

balk 作動(dòng)詞的時(shí)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(duì)老板約翰-亨利說，他相信他的球隊(duì)會(huì)訪問白宮，而其他職業(yè)運(yùn)動(dòng)隊(duì)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)。