baulked

1.障碍;挫折,阻扰,阻滞

2.大梁,梁木

3.动作失败

4.田埂

5.发球时一方扰乱对方

6.拒走,拒跳

7.突然停止

8.横向系杆

9.投手犯规行为

1.阻止

2.突然停止

3.退缩

1.something that hinders or frustrates

2.a large squared wooden beam

3.a wooden tie beam in the roof of a house

4.a ridge of land left unploughed to serve as a boundary or to counter erosion

5.in baseball, an illegal motion in which the pitcher pretends to throw the ball towards the plate or to a base but does not release it

6.the area between the baulk line and the bottom cushion on a billiard table, or in baulk-line billiards between any baulk line and the cushion

7.a shot from behind the baulk line on a billiards table

1.to hesitate over something or be unwilling to do something, usually because of moral scruples or a natural aversion

2.to refuse to tackle something that presents a difficulty

3.to stop suddenly and refuse to go on, especially when faced with an obstacle

4.to prevent somebody from carrying out a plan or intention

5.in baseball, to make an illegal motion by pretending to pitch but not actually throwing the ball

6.to be unwilling to do something or let something happen, because you believe it is wrong or that it will cause problems