ton
美音:[tʌn
]
英音:[tʌn
]
n.吨,[pl.] 大量,许多
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ton
/tʌn; tʌn/
n
1 [C] measure of weight, in Britain
2240 lb(long ton) and in the US
2000 lb (short ton) 吨（英国为2240磅, 即长吨; 美国为2000磅, 即短吨）. =>App
5 见附录5. Cf 参看 tonne.
2 [C] measure of capacity for various materials, esp
40 cubic feet of timber 容积吨（尤指容纳40立方英尺木材的）.
3 [C] (nautical 海)
(a) measure of the size of a ship (1 ton =
100 cubic feet) （船的）吨位（1吨=100立方英尺）.
(b) measure of the amount of cargo a ship can carry (1 ton =
40 cubic feet) （船的）装载吨, 载货吨（1吨=40立方英尺）.
4 tons [pl] ~s (of sth) (infml 口) a lot 大量; 很多
*They've got tons of money. 他们有很多钱.
* I've still got tons (of work) to do. 我还有许多事要做.
5 (idm 习语) do a/the `ton (sl 俚) drive at a speed of
100 mph or more 以每小时至少100英里的速度开车
*got caught doing a ton on the motorway 在高速公路上以100英里时速开车而被抓住. (come down on sb) like a ton of `bricks (infml 口) (criticize or punish sb) with great force or violence 严厉地（斥责或惩罚某人）. weigh a ton => weigh.
n
1 [C] measure of weight, in Britain
2240 lb(long ton) and in the US
2000 lb (short ton) 吨（英国为2240磅, 即长吨; 美国为2000磅, 即短吨）. =>App
5 见附录5. Cf 参看 tonne.
2 [C] measure of capacity for various materials, esp
40 cubic feet of timber 容积吨（尤指容纳40立方英尺木材的）.
3 [C] (nautical 海)
(a) measure of the size of a ship (1 ton =
100 cubic feet) （船的）吨位（1吨=100立方英尺）.
(b) measure of the amount of cargo a ship can carry (1 ton =
40 cubic feet) （船的）装载吨, 载货吨（1吨=40立方英尺）.
4 tons [pl] ~s (of sth) (infml 口) a lot 大量; 很多
*They've got tons of money. 他们有很多钱.
* I've still got tons (of work) to do. 我还有许多事要做.
5 (idm 习语) do a/the `ton (sl 俚) drive at a speed of
100 mph or more 以每小时至少100英里的速度开车
*got caught doing a ton on the motorway 在高速公路上以100英里时速开车而被抓住. (come down on sb) like a ton of `bricks (infml 口) (criticize or punish sb) with great force or violence 严厉地（斥责或惩罚某人）. weigh a ton => weigh.
ton
n[C]
[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: tun 'container, unit of weight' (11-21 centuries), from Old English tunne]
pluraltonsorton
written abbreviationt
a unit for measuring weight, equal to 2240 pounds or 1016 kilograms in Britain, and 2000 pounds or 907.2 kilograms in the US
→tonne
tons of sthinformal
a lot of something
I've got tons of work to do.
weigh a toninformal
to be very heavy
Your bag weighs a ton!
come down on sb like a ton of bricksinformal
to get very angry with someone about something they have done
hit sb like a ton of bricks
AmE informal to have a strong emotional effect on someone
[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: tun 'container, unit of weight' (11-21 centuries), from Old English tunne]
pluraltonsorton
written abbreviationt
a unit for measuring weight, equal to 2240 pounds or 1016 kilograms in Britain, and 2000 pounds or 907.2 kilograms in the US
→tonne
tons of sthinformal
a lot of something
I've got tons of work to do.
weigh a toninformal
to be very heavy
Your bag weighs a ton!
come down on sb like a ton of bricksinformal
to get very angry with someone about something they have done
hit sb like a ton of bricks
AmE informal to have a strong emotional effect on someone
1. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.
即使按现代标准,46,000吨的泰坦克尼号也算是一艘巨型客轮.
2. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.
却使用现代标准来衡量，46,000 吨的"泰坦尼克"号与算得上一艘巨轮了。
3. The company called it Scotch tape and started selling it by the ton.
他所在的公司把它叫做苏格兰胶带，并开始成吨地销售。
4. In tight turns and recovering from dives, it can pull nine G's, or nine times the force of gravity, causing a 200-pound man to weigh nearly a ton.
在急转弯和俯冲后拉升时，它能达到超重9倍，也就是重力的9倍，让一个体重200磅的男子重达近1吨。
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即使按现代标准,46,000吨的泰坦克尼号也算是一艘巨型客轮.
2. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.
却使用现代标准来衡量，46,000 吨的"泰坦尼克"号与算得上一艘巨轮了。
3. The company called it Scotch tape and started selling it by the ton.
他所在的公司把它叫做苏格兰胶带，并开始成吨地销售。
4. In tight turns and recovering from dives, it can pull nine G's, or nine times the force of gravity, causing a 200-pound man to weigh nearly a ton.
在急转弯和俯冲后拉升时，它能达到超重9倍，也就是重力的9倍，让一个体重200磅的男子重达近1吨。
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