(缩略词: t 亦作 <美> tn)
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- (亦作long ton)a unit of weight equal to 2,240 lb avoirdupois (1,016.05 kg)长吨(重量单位, 等于常衡2,240磅, 即1,016.05公斤)。
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- (亦作short ton) chiefly N. Amer. a unit of weight equal to 2,000 lb avoirdupois (907.19 kg)〈主北美〉短吨(重量单位, 等于常衡2,000磅, 即907.19公斤)。
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- short for METRIC TON.METRIC TON的简称。
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- (亦作displacement ton)a unit of measurement of a ship's weight representing the weight of water it displaces with the load line just immersed, equal to 2,240 lb or 35 cu. ft (0.99 cubic metres)(船舶的)排水吨(船重测量单位, 等于2,240磅, 或35立方英尺, 即0.99立方米)。
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- (亦作freight ton)a unit of weight or volume of sea cargo, equal to a metric ton (1,000 kg) or 40 cu.ft装载吨, 载货吨, 容积吨(海运货物的重量或容量单位, 等于1公吨, 即1,000公斤, 或40立方英尺)。
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- (亦作gross ton)a unit of gross internal capacity, equal to 100 cu. ft (2.83 cubic metres)毛吨(内部毛容量单位, 等于100立方英尺, 即2.83立方米)。
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- (亦作net 或register ton)an equivalent unit of net internal capacity净吨, 登记吨(即内部净容量单位)。
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- a unit of refrigerating power able to freeze 2,000 lb of water at 0℃ in 24 hours冷吨(表示24小时内能使2,000磅0℃水结冰的制冷单位)。
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- a measure of capacity for various materials, especially 40 cu. ft of timber(尤指容纳40立方英尺木材的)容积吨。
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- (一般作a ton of/tons of) informal a large number or amount〈非正式〉许多, 大量:
all of a sudden I had tons of friends
我一下子就有了许多朋友
that bag of yours weighs a ton.
你那个包重得不得了。
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- informal, chiefly Brit. a hundred, in particular a speed of 100 mph, a score of 100 or more, or a sum of £100〈非正式, 主英〉一百(尤指时速100英里、100多分或100英镑金额):
he scored 102 not out, his third ton of the tour.
他得了102分, 没出局; 这是他巡回赛中的第三个百分。
adverb
tons
- Brit. informal much; a lot〈英, 非正式〉许多; 很多:
I feel tons better.
我感觉好多了。
短语
like a ton of bricks
- 见BRICK.
词源
Middle English: variant of TUN, both spellings being used for the container and the weight. The senses were differentiated in the late 17th cent.