English Dictionary

balk

IPA（発音記号）

/bɔːk/

動詞

古語 廃用 自動詞

(archaic) To pass over or by. / To omit, miss, or overlook by chance. / (obsolete) To miss intentionally; to avoid. / To stop, check, block. / To stop short and refuse to go on. / To refuse suddenly.

日本語の意味

（古風な意味）通り過ぎる、すれ違う / 偶然に見落とす、あるいは省略する / （廃れた意味）意図的に避ける、回避する / 止める、抑える、阻止する / 急に歩みを止めて進むのを拒む / 突然拒否する

With nimble grace she balked the low stone wall and continued along the path.

彼女はしなやかな身のこなしで低い石垣を飛び越え、道に沿って進み続けた。

意味（1）

(archaic) To pass over or by.

意味（2）

To omit, miss, or overlook by chance.

意味（3）

(obsolete) To miss intentionally; to avoid.

By reason of the contagion then in London, we balked the nns.

意味（4）

To stop, check, block.

Balked for the second time, the passion of his grief had found another outlet, was transformed into a passion of agonized rage.

意味（5）

To stop short and refuse to go on.

The horse balked.

意味（6）

To refuse suddenly.

Real affection, it seemed, he could not have for me; it had been only fitful passion: that was balked; he would want me no more

意味（7）

To disappoint; to frustrate.

to balk expectation

意味（8）

To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.

Her list in strifull termes with him to balke

意味（9）

To leave or make balks in.

But so well halt no man the plough, That he ne balketh other while

意味（10）

To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.

Ten thousand bold Scots, two and twenty knights, / Balk'd in their own blood did Sir Walter see.

意味（11）

(sports, intransitive) To make a deceptive motion to deceive another player.

The best advice you can receive regarding balking is to always maintain poise and composure on the mound.

balks （ present singular third-person ）

balking （ participle present ）

balked （ participle past ）

balked （ past ）