[N-COUNT 可数名词]吨(在英国等于2,240 磅;在美国等于 2,000 磅) A ton is a unit of weight that is equal to 2240 pounds in Britain and to 2000 pounds in the United States.
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Hundreds of tons of oil spilled into the sea...
数百吨石油溢出流入大海。
Getting rid of rubbish can cost $100 a ton.
清除垃圾每吨要花费 100 美元。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]同 tonne A ton is the same as a tonne .
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[PHRASE 短语]对…大发雷霆;怒斥 If someone comes down on you like a ton of bricks, they are extremely angry with you and tell you off because of something wrong that you have done.
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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。
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[PHRASE 短语]非常重;沉得要命 If you say that something weighs a ton, you mean that it is extremely heavy.
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ton★/tʌn; NAmEtʌn/noun1★[countable ](pluraltonsorton)a unit for measuring weight, in Britain 2 240 pounds ( long ton) and in the US 2 000 pounds ( short ton) 吨(英国为 2 240 磅,即长吨;美国为 2 000 磅,即短吨)◆( informal) What have you got in this bag? It weighs a ton! 你这口袋里装的是什么?重死了!☞compare
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2[countable ]a unit for measuring the size of a ship. 1 tonis equal to 100 cubicfeet. 注册吨,吨位(船舶大小的计量单位,1 吨等于 100 立方英尺)3tons[plural ]( informal) a lot 大量;许多◆They've got tons of money.他们腰缠万贯。◆I've still got tons to do.我还有许多事要做。4a/the ton( BrE) ( informal) 100, especially when connected with a speed of 100 miles per hour *100 ;(尤指)每小时 100 英里的速度 ◆He was caught doing a ton.他被发现以每小时 100 英里的速度行车。IDIOMlike a ton of ˈbricks( informal) very heavily; very severely 非常沉重;极为严厉◆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。tontonston/tʌn; NAmEtʌn/
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tonton /tʌn/ ●●○S3 noun [countable]
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1 (plural tons or ton) (written abbreviation t) a unit for measuring weight, equal to 2,240 pounds or 1,016 kilograms in Britain, and 2,000 pounds or 907.2 kilograms in the US →
tonne
2tons of something informal a lot of something: I’ve got tons of work to do.3weigh a ton informal to be very heavy: Your bag weighs a ton!4come down on somebody like a ton of bricks informal to get very angry with someone about something they have done5 hit somebody like a ton of bricks American English informal to have a strong emotional effect on someone
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