hundredweight

hundredweight
(缩略语: cwt.)
(复同单,或-weights)
  1. a unit of weight equal to one twentieth of an imperial or metric ton, in particular
    英担(英制或公制吨的1/20),尤指
    ■(亦作long hundredweight)(Brit.)equal to 112 lb avoirdupois (about 50.8 kg)
    (英)长担(等于112磅,即约50.8公斤)
    ■(亦作short hundredweight)(US)equal to 100 lb (about 45.4 kg)
    (美)短担(等于100磅,即约45.4公斤)
    ■(亦作metric hundredweight)equal to 50 kg
    半公担(等于50公斤)
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