ton
noun [ C ] uk/tʌn/ us/tʌn/ tons or ton
(WEIGHT)
B2 公吨（等于1000公斤）
a unit of weight equal to 1,000 kilograms
Synonyms: metric tontonne
B2 (also long ton)长吨（等于1016公斤）
a unit of weight equal to 1,016 kilograms
B2 (also short ton)短吨（等于907公斤）
a unit of weight equal to 907 kilograms
tonsB2 [ plural ] informal 大量，许多
an extremely large amount
We have tons of food left over from the party. 我们的聚会剩下了许多食物。
- More examples
- Customs officers have seized nearly a ton of heroin destined for New York.
- The rock weighed over a ton and was completely immovable.
- What on earth have you got in this bag, Elaine? It weighs a ton!
(MONEY)
[ S ] UK informal一百英镑
£100
It'll cost you a ton or more. 它要卖100多。
(SPEED)
do a tonUK old-fashioned informal 以每小时100英里的速度行驶
to drive at 100 miles an hour
Idiom
like a ton of bricksidiom 非常强大;非常有力
very strongly or forcefully
If Dad finds out what you've been doing, he'll come down on (= punish) you like a ton of bricks! 如果爸爸知道了你在做的事，他会狠狠教训你的！