名詞 burke:

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

動詞 burke:

1. murder without leaving a trace on the body
2. get rid of, silence, or suppress

burke

v.tr.（及物動詞）
burked,burk.ing,burkes
To suppress or extinguish quietly; stifle:
壓制：壓制或悄悄地消滅；窒息：
例句：
burked the investigation by failing to reappoint the commission.
再次提出組成調查團的失敗壓制了調查的進行

To avoid; disregard:
回避；擱置：
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)
.為了使暴風雨 成為一部悲傷和痛苦的劇目，他愿意回避與之相反的全部因素. (羅伯特M.亞當斯)

To execute (someone) by suffocation so as to leave the body intact and suitable for dissection.
把某人勒死以出賣尸體：勒死（某人）并使其尸體保持完整以適合于解剖之用

來源：
After William Burke (792-829), Irish-born grave robber and murderer
源自威廉姆 伯克 （792-829年），愛爾蘭裔盜墓者和謀殺犯