单词balky
adj.: 倔强的；不听使唤的
网络: 停蹄不前的；停止不前的；停止的
倔强的；不听使唤的:
refusing or failing to do what you want them to do
总是停蹄不前的
〔美国〕执拗的,顽劣的,不愿意干的,逡巡不前的;(马)爱突然站住不走的
比较级：balkier
最高级：balkiest
Our first few shifts were a little rough since we expected a slightly firmer clutch, but it was by no means balky to use.
我们的最初几年的变化都有些粗糙，因为我们预期略有坚定离合器，但它决不是败下阵来使用。
The story becomes that of two balky boys and the efficient woman who must be mother to both of them.
这个故事变成了两个男孩和高效率停止不前的女人谁必须对他们两人的母亲。
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。
Mine was balky and awkward, brand new, and of a light, common color.
我的却硕大笨拙，簇新，颜色浅而平凡。
Most video on a computer screen is balky and confined to a tiny section of the screen.
计算机屏幕上的大多数图像都是顽劣的，并且局限于屏幕的一小部分。
As in many a human classroom, things get off to a balky start.
就像在许多人的课堂上的情况一样，事情别别扭扭地开始了。
But because of the balky sequencing tools of the day and their high cost, much of the subsequent research progressed slowly or stalled.
但是由于当时测序工具的停滞不前和高成本，很多后续研究进程都十分缓慢甚至停滞不前。
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。
The increased funding would require approval from a balky Congress.
增加融资可能需要得到固执的美国国会批准。
After the balky start, however, the WHO"s pandemic response system is running well.
自从执拗的开始运作后，然而，目前世界卫生组织的流行病反应系统运行良好。