英语词汇“burke”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

burke

(bûrk)

tr.v. burked, burk·ing, burkes

1. To suppress or extinguish quietly; stifle: burked the investigation by failing to reappoint the commission.

2. To avoid; disregard: "To make The Tempest a tragic and depressing play he was willing to burke all the elements that made it the exact opposite" (Robert M. Adams).

3. To execute (someone) by suffocation so as to leave the body intact and suitable for dissection.

[After William Burke (1792-1829), Irish-born grave robber and murderer.]

单词	burke
释义	burke (bûrk) tr.v. burked, burk·ing, burkes 1. To suppress or extinguish quietly; stifle: burked the investigation by failing to reappoint the commission. 2. To avoid; disregard: "To make The Tempest a tragic and depressing play he was willing to burke all the elements that made it the exact opposite" (Robert M. Adams). 3. To execute (someone) by suffocation so as to leave the body intact and suitable for dissection. [After William Burke (1792-1829), Irish-born grave robber and murderer.]
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