| 释义 |
ton1/tʌn/n. 1 (in full 全称 long ton) a unit of weight equal to 2,240 lb avoirdupois (1016.05 kg) 长吨(重量单位，等于 2,240 磅或 1016.05 千克) 2 (in full 全称 short ton) esp. N. Amer. a unit of weight equal to 2,000 lb avoirdupois (907.19 kg) [尤北美]短吨(重量单位，等于 2,000 磅或 907.19 千克) 3 = METRIC TON 4a (in full 全称 displacement ton) a unit of measurement of a ship's weight or volume in terms of its displacement of water with the loadline just immersed, equal to 2,240 lb or 35 cu. ft (0.99 cubic metres) (轮船的)排水吨(等于 2,240 磅或 35 立方英尺 /0.99 立方米) b (in full 全称 freight ton) a unit of weight or volume of cargo, equal to a metric ton (1,000 kg) or 40 cu. ft 载货吨，容积吨(等于 1,000 公斤或 40 立方英尺) 5a (in full 全称 gross ton) a unit of gross internal capacity, equal to 100 cu. ft (2.83 cubic metres) 总吨(船的容积单位，等于 100 立方英尺或 2.83 立方米) b (in full 全称 net or register ton) an equivalent unit of net internal capacity 净吨，登记吨(船只的登记容积单位) 6 a unit of refrigerating power able to freeze 2,000 lb of water at 0°C in 24 hours 冷吨(表示制冷能力的单位，在 24 小时内将 2,000 磅水降温到 0°C) 7 a measure of capacity for various materials, esp. 40 cu. ft of timber 各种货物装载量(尤指 40 立方英尺的木材) 8 (usu. in pl. 通常用复数) colloq. a large number or amount [口]大量，许多 tons of money 大量的钱 9 esp. Brit. slang [尤英] [俚语]a a speed of 100 m.p.h. 每小时 100 英里的速度 b a sum of ￡ 100 100 英镑 c a score of 100 100 分 □ weigh a ton colloq. be very heavy [口]很重，很有分量 [originally the same word as TUN: differentiated in the 17th c.] |