【burke】 - A-level备考词汇

burke

UK:  [bɜːk]

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

un.

1.柏克(Edmund,1729-1797,英国政治家及演说家)

n.

1.伯克〔姓氏,男子名〕

v.

1.秘密镇压[取消,禁止];扣压(议案等)

2.〔古语〕勒死(某人)以出卖尸体(供解剖用)

3.暗中消灭(争端等)

4.压制;避免

1 . Burke has done research on "tots, " those tip-of-the-tongue times when you know something but can't quite call it to mind.
“tots”-舌尖现象，也就是你分明知道某事，但一时却回想不起来。

2 . The British are in an anti-politics mood: no MP would dare quote Burke, even if they agreed with him.
英国正处于一个反政情绪之中：没有议员胆敢提起伯克，即使赞同他的观点。

3 . Burke Trend was a slight and scholarly man with a twinkle in his eye and a manner that proclaimed both wisdom and discretion.
伯克·特伦德是一个瘦弱，学者似的人，一双闪亮的眼睛，显示智慧和谨慎的风度。

4 . Anthony Burke, Modern Bank's president and chief executive, says the bank's small size - it has 45 employees - allows it to be nimble.
现代银行总裁兼首席执行官安东尼•伯克（AnthonyBurke）表示，该行的小规模（只有45名员工）保证它能够行动敏捷。

5 . "For a wise man, he seemed to me . . . to be governed too much by general maxims" (Edmund Burke).
“在我看来，一个明智的人似乎过于被普遍公理束缚了”（埃德蒙·伯克）。