ton

ton¹
[tʌn]
(缩略词：t，亦作美 tn)
noun

(亦作 long ton)a unit of weight equal to 2,240 lb avoirdupois (1,016.05 kg)
长吨（重量单位，等于常衡2,240磅，即1,016.05公斤）
■(亦作 short ton)(chiefly N. Amer.)a unit of weight equal to 2,000 lb avoirdupois (907.19 kg)
(主北美)短吨（重量单位，等于常衡2,000磅，即907.19公斤）
■short for metric ton
metric ton的简称
■(亦作displacement ton)a unit of measurement of a ship's weight representing the weight of water it displaces with the load line just immersed, equal to 2,240 lb or 35 cu. ft (0.99 cubic metres)
（船舶的）排水吨（船重测量单位，等于2,240磅，或35立方英尺，即0.99立方米）
■(亦作 freight ton)a unit of weight or volume of sea cargo, equal to a metric ton (1,000 kg) or 40 cu. ft
装载吨，载货吨，容积吨（海运货物的重量或容量单位，等于1公吨，即1,000公斤，或40立方英尺）
■(亦作 gross ton)a unit of gross internal capacity, equal to 100 cu. ft (2.83 cubic metres)
毛吨（内部毛容量单位，等于100立方英尺，即2.83立方米）
■(亦作 net 或 register ton)an equivalent unit of net internal capacity
净吨，登记吨（即内部净容量单位）
■a unit of refrigerating power able to freeze 2,000 lb of water at 0°C in 24 hours
冷吨（表示24小时内能使2,000磅0℃水结冰的制冷单位）
■a measure of capacity for various materials, especially 40 cu. ft of timber
（尤指容纳40立方英尺木材的）容积吨
(一般作 a ton of/tons of)(informal)a large number or amount
(非正式)许多，大量
all of a sudden I had tons of friends.
我一下子就有了许多朋友。
that bag of yours weighs a ton.
你那个包重得不得了。
(informal, chiefly Brit.)a hundred, in particular a speed of 100 mph, a score of 100 or more, or a sum of £100
(非正式，主英)一百（尤指时速100英里、100多分或100英镑金额）
he scored 102 not out, his third ton of the tour.
他得了102分，没出局；这是他巡回赛中的第三个百分。

adverb

(tons)(Brit. informal)much; a lot
(英，非正式)许多；很多
I feel tons better.
我感觉好多了。

常用词组
like a ton of bricks

见 brick

语源

Middle English: variant of tun, both spellings being used for the container and the weight. The senses were differentiated in the late 17th cent

ton²
[tɒ̃]
noun

[mass noun]fashionable style or distinction
时尚，时髦
■(the ton)[treated as sing. or pl.]fashionable society
时尚社会

语源

French, from Latin tonus (see tone)

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