学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3193 balk

今天我们要学的词是 balk¹.

balk 作动词的时候是阻止，退缩的意思。

Boston Red Sox owner John Henry said he believes his team will visit the White House, a move other pro² sports teams have balked³ at since President Trump⁴ took office. 波士顿红袜棒球队老板约翰-亨利说，他相信他的球队会访问白宫，而其他职业运动队自特朗普总统上任以来一直犹豫不决是否要这样做。

Japan's navy struggles to find recruits as young people balk at the prospect⁵ of being cut off from social media networks on long deployments. 日本海军征兵困难重重，因为年轻人不愿意由于长期出海而切断社交媒体网络。

1 balk   

n.大方木料；v.妨碍；不愿前进或从事某事

参考例句：

• We get strong indications that his agent would balk at that request.我们得到的强烈暗示是他的经纪人会回避那个要求。
• He shored up the wall with a thick balk of wood.他用一根粗大的木头把墙撑住。

2 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

3 balked   

v.畏缩不前，犹豫( balk的过去式和过去分词 )；（指马）不肯跑

参考例句：

• He balked in his speech. 他忽然中断讲演。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• They balked the robber's plan. 他们使强盗的计划受到挫败。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

5 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。