"a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
Verb
refuse to comply
例句
用作动词(v.)
Professor Xu Benli, of the Shanghai University of Sport, says successful sportspeople should not balk at turning over half of their earnings.上海体育学院徐本力教授表示，功成名就的运动员不应拒绝上缴一半的收入。
用作名词(n.)
There are small holes in the balk of a field, where crabs and fish accumulate in the rainy season.田间的梁木上有小洞口，螃蟹和鱼在雨季的时候会聚集在里面。
A player with ball in hand must play from the balk.拿球的选手必须从开球区开始打。
