balky

基本解釋

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.
照相機有一個 LED 閃光燈，在夜晚照近距離相片時很有用，但是，照相機本身遲緩，對焦和拍照都比較慢。
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.
但是美國及其盟友也遇到了讓伊朗人棘手的同樣問題：P-1是一種設(shè)計不良的頑劣機器。
Whatever the demerits of microfilm as a storage medium (and it is notoriously balky, difficult stuff), at least it had a certain durability that the print article lacked.
無論微縮膠片具有多少缺點（它是有名的倔強、不好使用的東西），最少它具有印刷品所缺乏的耐久性。

Balky Web browsing and even iTunes connections have highlighted the limitations of Edge.
FORBES: AT&T's Stealthy Plans
As guests of the custom-tour organizer Shakti Himalaya, we are ensconced in the heart of village life but with plumbing, (occasional) hot water, and (balky) electricity.
FORBES: Feature

Someone or something that is balky does not behave or work the way you want them to.