But they “balk at assuming the risks and burdens” that global leadership entails.

但是“他们想要避免领导全球所必须承担的风险和负担”。

The gods balked at this request and were ready to send him away.

众神拒绝了这个要求，准备将他送走。

Why would they balk at a chance to topple him?

为什么他们不借机推翻他？

It is too much to be balked by so petty an obstacle, when all else had been overcome.

所有的大困难都已经克服了，现在反而叫一个很不算什么的障碍给难住了，未免叫人太不甘心。

Kelly's communication style tag is " Checks email twice daily. Agenda is required." An analyst, Matt, would balk at shorthand messages over Slack or Teams or other shorthand communication tools.

凯莉的沟通风格标签是：“每天查两次邮件。没议程，不开会。”有个叫马特的分析师，他非常反感在 Slack 或 Teams 等工具上发那些简短的消息。

Some may balk at the idea of limiting dual nationality.

有些国家可能会对限制双重国籍的想法犹豫不决。

For anyone whose kids balk at or have trouble with traditional handwriting instruction, the arrival of new educational games for the iPhone, iPod, iPad and other touch screen devices may come as a welcome teaching aid.

如果你的避传的书法，或者是在这方面不长进，适用于iPhone、iPod, 、iPad等触摸屏装置的各种新款游戏就会成为令你欣然接纳的学帮手。

Many potential applicants, she said, balked at the sticker price, and did not investigate further.

她说，许多潜在申请者面对标价犹豫不决，也没有进一步调查。

The CIA balked, Sater claims, and the group retreated to Dushanbe, then back to Moscow.

中情局不同意，所以他们退到杜尚别，之后又返回莫斯科。

Then he balked at his bonus one year and got popped.

有一年他拒绝了他的奖金 离开了公司。

OPEC-plus ministers called off oil output talks on Monday after clashing last week when the United Arab Emirates balked at a proposed eight-month extension to output curbs, meaning no deal to boost production has been agreed.

石油输出国组织成员国的部长们周一取消了石油产量谈判。上周，阿联酋拒绝将限产措施延长8个月，这意味着尚未达成增产协议，由此引发了冲突。

The difference is they know that consumers are price conscious and consumers will catch the fact if that container of Orange juice went from $2.99 to $3.39 and they'll balk, they'll complain, maybe they'll switch to another brand.

不同的是，他们知道消费者对价格很敏感，如果橙汁从2.99美元涨到3.39美元，消费者会意识到这一事实，他们会犹豫不决，他们会抱怨，也许他们会换成其他品牌。

Academic purists may balk at what they perceive as a chatty " history-lite" approach, but Ms Burke draws all her conclusions from primary sources (many of which she translated from the Italian herself).

学术纯粹主义者可能会认为这是一本漫谈式的“轻历史”书，但伯克书中的所有结论都来自原始资料(其中许多是她自己从意大利语翻译而来的)。

Franchisees have balked at the costs of implementing his vision, which includes drive-thrus equipped with license-plate scanners (the better to recall one's previous purchases) and touchscreen kiosks that could ultimately suggest menu items based on the weather.

特许经营商对实现他的愿景的成本犹豫不决，其中包括配备有车牌扫描仪（最好能回忆起以前购买的商品）的汽车餐厅和最终可以根据天气来建议菜单的触摸屏式服务亭。

She balked at bailing out Greece and at a permanent rescue fund, and she vetoed the use of bail-out money to buy government bonds in the secondary market.

她在救助希腊和永久性救援基金上踌躇不决，还否决了利用纾困资金在二级市场上购买国库券。

Anger suddenly boiled up in him. Balked for the second time, the passion of his grief had found another outlet, was transformed into a passion of agonized rage.

怒火突然在他心里沸腾。他第二次受到挫折，他忧伤的情绪找到了另一个出路，转化成了激动的悲愤。

But some of those economists balked when it came to the question for raising the minimum wage to 15 dollars an hour.

但一些经济学家对将最低工资提高到每小时15美元的问题犹豫不决。

The Spanish lender balked at fully compensating Mr Orcel for deferred pay, much of it in shares, accrued at the Swiss bank.

这家西班牙银行不愿全额补偿奥塞尔的递延支付薪酬，其中大部分为这家瑞银投行积累的股票。

The Pentagon had balked at providing Turkey with parts for U.S. F-35 fighter jets, if Ankara buys a Russian air defense system.

五角大楼不愿向土提供F-35战机零部件，如果安卡拉购买俄罗斯防空系。

Computers, by their nature, balk: you type a perfectly appropriate command and it refuses to do what it should.

你输入一句非常恰当的指令，它却拒绝执行。