橘子朗文词典

balky

B 开头单词

基本解释

  • adj.停蹄不前的；突然停止的；难以启动的；固执的

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • The camera has an LED flash, which helps at close range at night, but the camera itself is balky and slow to focus and fire.
    照相机有一个 LED 闪光灯，在夜晚照近距离相片时很有用，但是，照相机本身迟缓，对焦和拍照都比较慢。
  • But the United States and its allies ran into the same problem the Iranians have grappled with: the P-1 is a balky, badly designed machine.
    但是美国及其盟友也遇到了让伊朗人棘手的同样问题：P-1是一种设计不良的顽劣机器。
  • Whatever the demerits of microfilm as a storage medium (and it is notoriously balky, difficult stuff), at least it had a certain durability that the print article lacked.
    无论微缩胶片具有多少缺点（它是有名的倔强、不好使用的东西），最少它具有印刷品所缺乏的耐久性。

    • 权威例句

  • Balky Web browsing and even iTunes connections have highlighted the limitations of Edge.
    FORBES: AT&T's Stealthy Plans
  • As guests of the custom-tour organizer Shakti Himalaya, we are ensconced in the heart of village life but with plumbing, (occasional) hot water, and (balky) electricity.
    FORBES: Feature

词组短语

    短语

  • balky tractable 倔强的
  • balky y 倔强的;停止不前的
  • The Balky Mule 表演者
  • balky - tractable 倔强的;温驯的
  • A balky switch 难以起动的发动机

英英字典

    柯林斯英英字典

  • Someone or something that is balky does not behave or work the way you want them to.