Word · Frequency #3362
tonnes
吨；公吨
tonnes is the plural of tonne.
a unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
- 1.
A unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms.
质量单位,等于1000公斤。
- 2.
a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms
重量单位,相当于1000千克
质量单位,等于1000公斤。；重量单位,相当于1000千克；吨；公吨；[经] 吨
In use
The truck can carry up to ten tonnes of sand.
Each bag weighs one tonne, so use a crane.
The factory produces about 500 tonnes of steel every month.
number + tonnes of + noun
The factory produces 500 tonnes of steel per day.
这家工厂每天生产500吨钢材。
tonnes of + noun
Tonnes of waste are dumped into the ocean each year.
每年有大量的垃圾被倾倒入海洋。
weigh + number + tonnes
注意区分tonne（公吨，1000千克）和ton（英吨或美吨）。
Each container weighs about 2 tonnes.
Connections
Collocations
- million tonnes
- 百万吨
- The mine produced 5 million tonnes of iron ore last year.该矿去年生产了500万吨铁矿石。
- per tonne
- 每吨
- The price of steel is around $600 per tonne.钢材价格约为每吨600美元。
- tonne of carbon
- 一吨碳
- The company plans to reduce its emissions by 10,000 tonnes of carbon annually.该公司计划每年减少1万吨碳排放。
- tonne of cargo
- 一吨货物
- Each container can hold up to 20 tonnes of cargo.每个集装箱最多可装载20吨货物。
- tonne of coal
- 一吨煤
- The power station consumes 3 million tonnes of coal per year.该发电站每年消耗300万吨煤。
- tonne of waste
Learner notes
Memory Tip
tonne发音与ton相同，但多一个n代表metric（公制），即公吨（1000公斤）。
Context & Register
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Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'run', 'sun', 'fun' rhyme with /tʌn/. Be careful of 'tone' (/toʊn/) which looks similar but sounds different. 'Ton' is a homophone but spelled differently.
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 2，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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