Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3936
ton
吨；美吨；英吨
a unit of weight; in the US equal to 2,000 pounds, in Britain equal to 2,240 pounds
美吨合2000磅，英吨合2240磅
- 1.
Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun
各种质量单位,最初概念上等于一桶的内容物
- 2.
Fashion, the current style, the vogue.
时尚,当前风格,流行
- 3.
Synonym of tunny, particularly the common tunny or horse mackerel.
金枪鱼的同义词,特别是普通金枪鱼或马鲛鱼
- 4.
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
美吨,等于2000磅
- 5.
Any of various units of volume, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun
各种体积单位,最初概念上等于一桶的内容物
- 6.
Fashionable society; those in style.
时尚社会；那些在风格中的人
- 7.
a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds
英吨,等于2240磅
- 8.
Any large, excessive, or overwhelming amount of anything.
任何大量、过多或压倒性的事物
- 9.
A unit of thermal power equal to 12,000 BTU/h (about 3.5 kW), approximating the idealized rate of cooling provided by uniform isothermal melting of 1 short ton of ice per day at 0°C.
等于12,000 BTU/h(约3.5 kW)的热功率单位,近似于0°C下每天1短吨冰的均匀等温熔化提供的理想冷却速率
大量；许多；容积吨；吨（容积单位）；冷吨（制冷量单位，约3.5千瓦）；时尚；时髦；流行；时尚界；时髦人士
In use
This delivery truck can carry up to two tons of bricks.
The statue weighs about one ton, so moving it requires a crane.
We ordered half a ton of gravel for the garden path.
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。
tons of [noun]
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。
weigh a ton
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。
Connections
Collocations
- a ton of
- 大量，许多
- I have a ton of work to do.我有一大堆工作要做。
- tons of
- 许多，大量
- There are tons of people at the concert.音乐会上有成千上万的人。
- metric ton
- 公吨
- The shipment weighs one metric ton.这批货重一公吨。
- weigh a ton
- 非常重
- My suitcase weighs a ton.我的行李箱重得要命。
- short ton
- 短吨
- A short ton is 2000 pounds.一短吨等于2000磅。
- long ton
- 长吨
- A long ton is 2240 pounds.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个大木桶（tun）装满一吨（ton）重物，读音相近。
Context & Register
中性；多用于重量计量、货运、工业等领域
Grammar Note
可数名词，常用结构：a ton of + 名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words son, run, sun, fun, and one all rhyme with ton (pronounced /tʌn/), sharing the ending sound /ʌn/. However, tone is a spelling lookalike that sounds different (/toʊn/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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