Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3936
ton
吨；美吨；英吨
核心释义
美吨合2000磅，英吨合2240磅
a unit of weight; in the US equal to 2,000 pounds, in Britain equal to 2,240 pounds
- 1.
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
- 2.
时尚,当前风格,流行
Fashion, the current style, the vogue.
- 3.
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.
- 4.
美吨,等于2000磅
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
- 5.
各种体积单位,最初概念上等于一桶的内容物
Any of various units of volume, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun
- 6.
时尚社会；那些在风格中的人
Fashionable society; those in style.
- 7.
英吨,等于2240磅
a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds
- 8.
任何大量、过多或压倒性的事物
Any large, excessive, or overwhelming amount of anything.
- 9.
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
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.
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
用法In use
This delivery truck can carry up to two tons of bricks.
用法提示：这里的 ton 是名词，用复数 tons 表示重量单位“吨”。
The statue weighs about one ton, so moving it requires a crane.
用法提示：这里的 ton 是名词单数形式，表示重量单位“吨”。
We ordered half a ton of gravel for the garden path.
用法提示：这里的 ton 是名词，与 half a 搭配表示“半吨”的重量。
tons of sth
非正式说法，表示“大量的”，后面可接不可数名词或复数名词。
She has tons of homework tonight.
她今晚有大量的作业。
a ton of sth
单数形式 a ton of 同样表示“大量”，语气比 tons of 略轻，多用于口语。
He spent a ton of money on that car.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一个大木桶（tun）装满一吨（ton）重物，读音相近。
语境与语域Context & Register
中性；多用于重量计量、货运、工业等领域
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，常用结构：a ton of + 名词
发音与拼写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/).
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级Usage priority
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