"burked" en Chinese (Traditional)
窒息殺害隱瞞(消息)
Definición
“Burked”意指祕密殺害某人,特別是用窒息的方式,也可以指壓制、隱瞞某些資訊不讓其公開。
Notas de Uso (Chinese (Traditional))
“Burked”極為少見,多用於正式或文學語境。原意來自歷史罪案,現今更多指安靜地壓制、掩蓋消息,常在新聞或書面語中出現,不用於日常會話。
Ejemplos
The scandal was burked by the officials.
醜聞被官員們**隱瞞**了。
The truth about the case was burked for years.
案件的真相被**隱瞞**多年。
They burked important evidence in court.
他們在法庭上**隱瞞**了重要證據。
Whenever something big happens, it always seems to get burked somehow.
每當有大事發生,總是會被**掩蓋**。
The company completely burked the negative reports about their product.
公司將產品的負面報告**全部隱瞞**了。
The facts were burked so well, hardly anyone knew what really happened.
事實被**掩蓋**得這麼好,幾乎沒人知道真正發生了什麼。