"burked" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 窒息殺害
• 隱瞞（消息）

Definition

“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。

Usage Notes (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。

Examples

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。