ton

英 [tʌn]

美 [tʌn]

n. 吨(英国为2 240磅，即长吨; 美国为2 000磅，即短吨); 注册吨，吨位(船舶大小的计量单位，1吨等于100立方英尺); 大量; 许多

复数：tons　现在分词：toning　比较级：tonner　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.3936

习惯用语

like a ton of bricks

非常沉重；极为严厉
very heavily; very severely
Disappointment hit her like a ton of bricks.
她大失所望。
They came down on him like a ton of bricks (= criticized him very severely) .
他们狠狠批评了他一顿。

noun

吨（英国为2 240磅，即长吨；美国为2 000磅，即短吨）
a unit for measuring weight, in Britain 2 240 pounds ( long ton ) and in the US 2 000 pounds ( short ton )
1. What have you got in this bag? It weighs a ton!
  你这口袋里装的是什么？重死了！
注册吨，吨位（船舶大小的计量单位，1吨等于100立方英尺）
a unit for measuring the size of a ship. 1 ton is equal to 100 cubic feet.
大量；许多
a lot
1. They've got tons of money.
  他们腰缠万贯。
2. I've still got tons to do.
  我还有许多事要做。
100；（尤指）每小时100英里的速度
100, especially when connected with a speed of 100 miles per hour
1. He was caught doing a ton.
  他被发现以每小时100英里的速度行车。

N-COUNT 吨(在英国等于2,240 磅;在美国等于 2,000 磅)
Atonis a unit of weight that is equal to 2240 pounds in Britain and to 2000 pounds in the United States.
1. Hundreds of tons of oil spilled into the sea...
  数百吨石油溢出流入大海。
2. Getting rid of rubbish can cost $100 a ton.
  清除垃圾每吨要花费 100 美元。
同 tonne
Atonis the same as atonne.
PHRASE 对…大发雷霆;怒斥
If someonecomes down onyoulike a ton of bricks, they are extremely angry with you and tell you off because of something wrong that you have done.
1. If you do something awful they all come down on you like a ton of bricks.
  如果你做了错事，他们全都会对你大发雷霆。
非常重;沉得要命
If you say that somethingweighs a ton, you mean that it is extremely heavy.

noun

a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds
Synonym:long tongross ton
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
Synonym:short tonnet ton

We guarantee to supply all the steel you need without missing a single ton.
你们需要的钢材我们保证供应，一吨也不短少。
The truck was loaded with a ton of goods.
卡车上装载着一吨货物。
They extract ten millions ton of coal each year from underwater mines.
他们每年从水下煤矿中采掘一千万吨煤。
I tried to get the president to do it, but I have ton't reach him.
我试过让总统先生去告诉他，但是我没能和他联系上。
You lost a ton of blood.
你出了很多血了。
These cases weigh a ton what have you got in them?
这些箱子非常重&你在里面放了什麽了？
The market price for CO2 is currently$ 10 per ton.
二氧化碳目前的市场价格是每吨10美元。
I have an inquiry here for 1000 ton of special alloy steel which I hope you can supply.
我这里有个询价，求购1000吨特殊合金钢，希望你方能供货。
If you do something awful they all come down on you like a ton of bricks.
如果你做了错事，他们全都会对你大发雷霆。
We can book 20 000 tons of fertilizers at US$ 200 per ton FOB Osaka.
我公司可订购二万吨化肥，FOB（离岸价）大阪，每吨二百美圆。