ton

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n. 吨 [经] 吨

发音

US /tʌn/
UK /tɔ̃/
UK /tɒn/
AU /tʌn/
IE /tʊn/
其它 /tʌn/
其它 /tʊn/

词形变化

tons 复数

释义与例句

n. B2 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun

    The short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each.

    吨

    公吨

  2. 2.

    Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun

    The long ton of 2240 pounds (about 1016 kg), 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each.

  3. 3.

    Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun

    The metric ton of 1000 kilograms (about 2205 lb), 10 quintals of 100 kilograms each.

  4. 4.

    Any of various units of volume, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun

    The measurement ton of (US) 40 or (UK) 42 cubic feet (about 1.1 or 1.2 m³).

  5. 5.

    Any of various units of volume, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun

    The register ton of 100 cubic feet (about 2.83 m³).

  6. 6.

    Any large, excessive, or overwhelming amount of anything.

    比喻

    I’ve got a ton of work to do.

    I've got tons of work to do.

  7. 7.

    A unit of thermal power equal to 12,000 BTU/h (about 3.5 kW), approximating the idealized rate of cooling provided by uniform isothermal melting of 1 short ton of ice per day at 0°C.

    Their main problem is that they somehow believe that a 12-ton unit can handle this entire building.

  8. 8.

    Synonym of hundred

    100 pounds sterling.

    英国 非正式
  9. 9.

    Synonym of hundred

    100 points.

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  10. 10.

    Synonym of hundred

    100 runs.

    英国 非正式 体育 游戏
  11. 11.

    Synonym of hundred

    A speed of 100 mph.

    英国 非正式
  12. 1.

    Fashion, the current style, the vogue.

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  13. 2.

    Fashionable society; those in style.

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  14. 1.

    Synonym of tunny, particularly the common tunny or horse mackerel.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

long ton short ton

部分词 5

cwt hundredweight cental centner quintal

整体词 1

kiloton

相关短语

metric ton 公吨 [经] 公吨, 法吨 ton mile ton of refrigeration ton miles ton mileage ton mileages Ton Pentre ton of TNT ton-mile n. 吨英里 available ton mile available ton miles like a ton of bricks 气势汹汹, 勃然大怒, 来势凶猛 pros ton kairon hit like a ton of bricks v. 极打动人,使人惊呆

词源

Variant of tun (“cask”), influenced by Old French tonne (“ton”).

来源：wiktionary