In this sense, burton is British informal talk for lost, broken, or dead — but you almost never meet the word alone. People say gone for a burton.

In this sense 在這個意思裡 burton is British informal talk for lost, broken, or dead burton是英式口語，表示不見了、壞了，或死了 but you almost never meet the word alone 但你幾乎不會單獨看到這個字 People say 人們會說 gone for a burton gone for a burton

A radio that has gone for a burton is bust. A plan that has gone for a burton has failed. In wartime the same phrase could mean a person had been killed, so it can sound light about objects and quite dark about people.

A radio that has gone for a burton is bust 一台gone for a burton的收音機就是壞了 A plan that has gone for a burton has failed 一個gone for a burton的計畫就是失敗了 In wartime the same phrase could mean a person had been killed 在戰爭時期，同樣的說法可能表示一個人被殺了 so it can sound light about objects and quite dark about people 所以這句話講東西時聽起來輕鬆，講人時卻很沉重

It is old-fashioned slang now; younger British speakers may still understand it from grandparents or films, but it is not global English.

It is old-fashioned slang now 這個說法現在已經有點過時 younger British speakers may still understand it from grandparents or films 年輕的英國人可能從祖父母或電影裡還聽得懂 but it is not global English 但這不是全球通用的英文

As a place-name, Burton comes from Old English burh (a fort) plus tun (a farm or village). That is a different Burton.

As a place-name Burton作為地名 comes from Old English burh (a fort) plus tun (a farm or village) 來自古英文的burh（堡壘）加上tun（農場或村莊） That is a different Burton 那是另一個Burton

Where the slang phrase itself came from, people are not sure — stories about beer from Burton, or an old advertisement, get repeated, and they may not be true. Do not use burton as a fancy stand-alone word for dead.

Where the slang phrase itself came from, people are not sure 這句俚語本身是怎麼來的，其實沒人確定 stories about beer from Burton, or an old advertisement, get repeated 常常有人說是跟Burton的啤酒或一則舊廣告有關 and they may not be true 但這些說法不一定是真的 Do not use burton as a fancy stand-alone word for dead 不要把burton單獨拿來當成一個時髦的字，用來表示「死了」