英文英文字典

英文英文字典

古腾堡计划中的在线英语-英语词典

Balk的结果

Balk (v. i.)

A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside.

Balk (v. i.)

A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a house. The loft above was called "the balks."

Balk (v. i.)

One of the beams connecting the successive supports of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge.

Balk (v. i.)

A hindrance or disappointment; a check.

Balk (v. i.)

A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.

Balk (v. i.)

A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the ball.

Balk (v. t.)

To leave or make balks in.

Balk (v. t.)

To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.

Balk (v. t.)

To omit, miss, or overlook by chance.

Balk (v. t.)

To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to let go by; to shirk.

Balk (v. t.)

To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to /hwart; as, to balk expectation.

Balk (v. i.)

To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.

Balk (v. i.)

To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to stop short; to swerve; as, the horse balks.

Balk (v. i.)

To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring.