burke

汉语翻译

vt. 秘密地除去, 秘密地消灭, 压制

词型变化

动词过去式:burked 过去分词:burked 现在分词:burking 第三人称单数:burkes 

英语解释

名词 burke:

English statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)同义词：Edmund BurkeUnited States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)同义词：Burk, Martha Jane Burk, Martha Jane Burke, Calamity Jane

动词 burke:

murder without leaving a trace on the bodyget rid of, silence, or suppress

详细解释

burke

v.tr.（及物动词）
burked,burk.ing,burkes
To suppress or extinguish quietly; stifle:
压制：压制或悄悄地消灭；窒息：
例句：
burked the investigation by failing to reappoint the commission.
再次提出组成调查团的失败压制了调查的进行

To avoid; disregard:
回避；搁置：
例句：
.To makeThe Tempest a tragic and depressing play he was willing to burke all the elements that made it the exact opposite. (Robert M. Adams)
.为了使暴风雨 成为一部悲伤和痛苦的剧目，他愿意回避与之相反的全部因素. (罗伯特M.亚当斯)

To execute (someone) by suffocation so as to leave the body intact and suitable for dissection.
把某人勒死以出卖尸体：勒死（某人）并使其尸体保持完整以适合于解剖之用

来源：
After William Burke (792-829), Irish-born grave robber and murderer
源自威廉姆 伯克 （792-829年），爱尔兰裔盗墓者和谋杀犯