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burton

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bur·ton /ˈbɜːtn $ ˈbɜːrtn/ noun  gone for a burton DEADBROKEN British English old-fashioned informal lost, broken, or dead 遗失了;损坏了;死了
Examples from the Corpus
burtonHe didn't exactly scream but his blow-wave went for a burton.
bur·ton nounChineseSyllable
broken, Corpus lost, or dead


burton
burton /ˈbɜːtn $ ˈbɜːrtn/ noun
gone for a burton British English old-fashioned informal lost, broken, or dead


Burton
Burton, Richard
(1925–84) a Welsh film and theatre actor, regarded as one of the best of his time. He was married twice to Elizabeth Taylor, and the marriages attracted almost as much attention as his acting.


bur·tonBrE /ˈbɜːtn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɜːrtn/ 🔊 noungone for a ˈburton(old-fashioned, BrE, informal) lost or destroyed 失踪;毁坏了