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a ton of [noun]
用于强调数量巨大，非字面重量。
I have a ton of homework to do.
我有一吨的作业要做。
吨；美吨；英吨
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
吨；美吨；英吨
a unit of weight; in the US equal to 2,000 pounds, in Britain equal to 2,240 pounds
I have a ton of homework to do.
我有一吨的作业要做。
美吨合2000磅，英吨合2240磅
各种质量单位,最初概念上等于一桶的内容物
Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun
时尚,当前风格,流行
Fashion, the current style, the vogue.
金枪鱼的同义词,特别是普通金枪鱼或马鲛鱼
Synonym of tunny, particularly the common tunny or horse mackerel.
美吨,等于2000磅
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
This delivery truck can carry up to two tons of bricks.
这辆货运卡车最多能运载两吨砖头。
The statue weighs about one ton, so moving it requires a crane.
这座雕像重约一吨，因此移动它需要起重机。
We ordered half a ton of gravel for the garden path.
我们为花园小径订购了半吨砾石。
用于强调数量巨大，非字面重量。
I have a ton of homework to do.
我有一吨的作业要做。
tons为复数形式，同样表示大量。
She bought tons of clothes.
她买了大量的衣服。
字面或夸张用法，形容非常重。
This suitcase weighs a ton.
这个行李箱重得要命。
Not this
There are tons problems with this plan.
Use this
There are tons of problems with this plan.
当“tons”表示“大量”时，后面必须接“of”才能修饰名词。缺少“of”是中文学习者常见的错误，因为中文“大量”可以直接接名词。
Not this
I have ton work to do.
Use this
I have a ton of work to do.
当“ton”作为“大量”解时，是可数名词单数，前面需要不定冠词“a”，且后面需接“of”再接名词。中文没有冠词和介词，容易遗漏。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
大量，许多
I have a ton of work to do.
我有一大堆工作要做。
许多，大量
There are tons of people at the concert.
音乐会上有成千上万的人。
公吨
The shipment weighs one metric ton.
这批货重一公吨。
非常重
My suitcase weighs a ton.
我的行李箱重得要命。
短吨
A short ton is 2000 pounds.
一短吨等于2000磅。
长吨
A long ton is 2240 pounds.
一长吨等于2240磅。
大量的
I have a ton of work to do.
我有一大堆工作要做。
令人震惊；产生巨大影响
The news hit me like a ton of bricks.
这个消息让我大吃一惊。
大量的
There are tons of options to choose from.
有很多选择。
Use ton naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一个大木桶（tun）装满一吨（ton）重物，读音相近。
中性；多用于重量计量、货运、工业等领域
可数名词，常用结构：a ton of + 名词
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