balky

The farmer struggled to lead the balky mule back to the barn during the rainstorm.

(Chinese) 暴风雨中，农民费力地想把那头倔强的骡子牵回谷仓。

We were late for the meeting because of a balky engine that refused to start in the cold morning.

(Chinese) 由于发动机在寒冷的清晨无法启动，我们开会迟到了。