balky

adj.

1. 倔强的；不听使唤的
   refusing or failing to do what you want them to do

1. If Francis, James, Wells and Scola can fill those needs ( and T-Mac's balky back holds up), the Rockets just might be able to take the next step in their quest.
   如果弗朗西斯，詹姆斯，韦尔斯，斯科拉能够满足这些需要（再加上麦迪拿出做老大的气势），火箭就能在他们的前进道路上更进一步。
2. More and more he admired Franklin Roosevelt's ability to drive this balky team.
   他越来越钦佩弗兰克林·罗斯福驾驭这套总是停蹄不前的马车的本领。
3. But this is not, as some would have it, wholly the fault of balky American senators who have refused to pass a cap-and-trade bill fast enough.
   但是这不像很多人想的那样，完全是美国参议员们的错，这些参议员拒绝尽快通过一项碳排放交易的议案。
4. "The Balky Flivver" makes use of six children crouched down to represent an automobile's wheels, motor, and spare tire;
   另一出戏叫《蹩脚汽车》，让6个孩子蹲伏下来，分别表演汽车轮子、马达和备胎；
5. The balky horse refused the jump.
   马逡巡不前拒绝跳过去。

adj

1. stopping short and refusing to go on
   1. a balking
   2. a balky mule
   3. a balky customer

   Synonym:    balking