tons of + noun
后接可数名词复数或不可数名词,表示大量。
She has tons of homework to do.
她有很多作业要做。
吨
大量;许多;吨;大量;许多(ton的复数形式)
plural of ton; a unit of weight
吨;大量;许多(ton的复数形式)
n. a large number or amount
She has tons of homework to do this weekend.
她这周末有大量作业要做。
用法提示:此处“tons of”表示“大量”,作为名词复数形式。
There were tons of people at the concert.
音乐会上有大量的人。
用法提示:此处“tons of”表示“许多”,作为名词复数形式。
I need to lose tons of weight before summer.
我需要在夏天前减掉大量体重。
用法提示:此处“tons of”表示“大量”,作为名词复数形式。
后接可数名词复数或不可数名词,表示大量。
She has tons of homework to do.
她有很多作业要做。
重复形式强调数量极多。
We ate tons and tons of ice cream.
我们吃了非常多的冰淇淋。
表示以大量为单位。
The factory produces plastic by the tons.
这家工厂以吨为单位生产塑料。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have tons homework to do.
正确表达I have tons of homework to do.
当“tons”表示“大量”时,必须后接介词“of”才能修饰名词,这是固定搭配。直接说“tons homework”不符合英语语法。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are ton of people in the park.
正确表达There are tons of people in the park.
“ton”是单数形式,通常用于“a ton of”结构;当表示“大量”且与复数动词和复数名词搭配时,应用复数“tons”以保持主谓一致。
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