verb🔗Shareためらった、尻込みしたTo pass over or by."The delivery driver balked at the address on the package, realizing he'd been there already that day and was in the wrong neighborhood. "配達員は、その日にすでにそこにいたこと、そして間違った近所にいることに気づき、小包の住所を見て尻込みした。actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share見落とす, 見逃すTo omit, miss or overlook by chance."The teacher quickly read through the student's answers and balked at a crucial step in the calculation, marking the entire problem wrong despite the mostly correct method. "先生は生徒の解答を素早く読み、計算の重要なステップを見落とし、ほとんど正しい方法であったにもかかわらず、問題全体を誤りとしました。actionwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareためらう, 回避するTo miss intentionally; to avoid."The student balked at answering the difficult question during the exam. "学生は試験中に難しい質問に答えるのをためらった。actionattitudetendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareためらう, 妨げる, 阻止するTo stop, check, block."The horse balked at the muddy puddle, refusing to cross it. "馬は泥だらけの水たまりでためらい、それを渡るのを拒否した。actionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareためらう, 尻込みするTo stop short and refuse to go on."The horse balked."馬は尻込みした。actionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareためらう, 拒むTo refuse suddenly."The horse balked at the jump and refused to go any further. "馬はジャンプをためらい、それ以上進むのを拒否した。actionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share失望させる, 挫折させるTo disappoint; to frustrate."to balk expectation"期待を挫折させる。attitudeactionemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareためらう, 反対するTo engage in contradiction; to be in opposition."My sister balked at the idea of cleaning her room, arguing it wasn't necessary. "妹は、部屋を掃除する必要はないと主張し、そのアイデアに反対しました。attitudeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareためらう, 躊躇するTo leave or make balks in."The farmer balked the field, leaving uneven ridges of soil after plowing. "農夫は耕作をためらい、耕した後、不均一な土の畝を残しました。agricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share積み上げる, 堆積するTo leave heaped up; to heap up in piles."After the storm, fallen branches and leaves balked against the fence. "嵐の後、落ちた枝や葉がフェンスに積み上がった。agricultureactionenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share指示する、合図するTo indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring."The fisherman on the shore balked to the boats, signaling the direction the herring shoal had moved. "岸の漁師はボートに指示し、ニシンの群れが移動した方向を合図した。nauticalfishcommunicationsignaldirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading