baulk

卻步、猶豫、退縮英式；常與 at 連用

Most buyers baulk at paying that much for a used car.

多數買家一聽到二手車要這個價就卻步了。

阻礙、阻撓、妨礙英式

Heavy rain baulked our plans for the weekend trip.

大雨阻撓了我們週末出遊的計畫。

不肯前進、停住不動指馬等動物

The horse baulked at the fence and threw its rider.

那匹馬在柵欄前停住不動，把騎士摔了下來。

障礙、阻礙英式

Lack of funding proved a serious baulk to the research.

經費不足成了這項研究的一大阻礙。