Balks - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking.

Примеры использования:

He balked at such a drastic solution

Синонимы:

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noun

A roughly squared timber beam.

Примеры использования:

A balk of timber

noun

The area on a billiard table between the balk line and the bottom cushion, within which in some circumstances a ball is protected from a direct stroke.

Примеры использования:

He then potted blue in the middle pocket but the cue ball rolled back off the baulk cushion into th…

noun

An unlawful action made by a pitcher that may deceive a base runner.

Примеры использования:

Because of the balk, both runners advanced one base, giving the twins a 5-4 victory.

noun

A ridge left unploughed between furrows.

Примеры использования:

A method of setting out archaeological excavation trenches in a pattern of regular square or rectan…

verb

To be unwilling to do something or let something happen

Примеры использования:

I balked at the prospect of spending four hours on a train with him.

verb

To be unwilling to do something or to allow something to happen

Примеры использования:

I balked at the prospect of spending four hours on a train with him.

verb

In baseball, to stop in the act of throwing the ball to the batter, in a way that is against the rules

noun

A rough, thick piece of wood

noun

In baseball, an act of stopping in the middle of throwing the ball to the batter, which is against the rules