balk at

• 畏缩

balk at的用法和样例：

例句

1. He winces at the memory of that defeat.
   一想到那次失败他就畏缩了。
2. Everybody flinched at his tactlessness, but he went on regardless.
   大家看到他直言直说而不免畏缩起来但他不予理会继续说下去。