Balk at
畏缩, 回避
🧩 词语组成解析
balk
[bɔk]
vi. 畏缩不前，犹豫;（指马）不肯跑;拒绝;[体]假动作;
vt. 阻止，阻碍;推诿;过错;
n. 阻碍，妨碍;错误，挫折;田埂;[体]假动作;
at
[æt]
prep. （表示位置）在;在（某时间或时刻）;以，达; 向，朝;
n. 阿特（老挝辅币单位，100 阿特 = 1 基普）;
🗣️ 情景例句
I now pronounce you husband and wife.
我现在宣布你们成为夫妻。
Would you mind calling back sometime tomorrow?
你介意明天某时打电话回来吗？
So their entry into this flat was apparently not the burglars' first job that day and they must have been disturbed.
很明显，闯进这套公寓的窃贼那天并不是首次作案，而且他一定受了惊吓。