ton
n
1 [C] measure of weight, in Britain 2240 lb(long ton) and in the US 2000 lb (short ton) 吨(英国为2240磅, 即长吨; 美国为2000磅, 即短吨). =>App 5 见附录5. Cf 参看 tonne.
2 [C] measure of capacity for various materials, esp 40 cubic feet of timber 容积吨(尤指容纳40立方英尺木材的).
3 [C] (nautical 海)
(a) measure of the size of a ship (1 ton = 100 cubic feet) (船的)吨位(1吨=100立方英尺).
(b) measure of the amount of cargo a ship can carry (1 ton = 40 cubic feet) (船的)装载吨, 载货吨(1吨=40立方英尺).
4 tons [pl] ~s (of sth) (infml 口) a lot 大量; 很多
They've got tons of money. 他们有很多钱.
I've still got tons (of work) to do. 我还有许多事要做.
5 (idm 习语) do a/the `ton (sl 俚) drive at a speed of 100 mph or more 以每小时至少100英里的速度开车
got caught doing a ton on the motorway 在高速公路上以100英里时速开车而被抓住. (come down on sb) like a ton of `bricks (infml 口) (criticize or punish sb) with great force or violence 严厉地(斥责或惩罚某人). weigh a ton => weigh.
🎯 考研助记
译音“吨
🔁 扩展释义
*[tʌn]n. 吨【经】 吨相关词组: in the ton hit like a ton of bricks
📖 同为「外贸」词汇
coden. 行为准则;代码,密码;法典;信号;
vt. 将…译成电码;编码,加密;
vi. 为…编码;指定遗传密码;
Maori believe that the spirit stays with the body for three days, so during this time someone always stays with the dead person.
毛利人相信人死之后灵魂还会附体3天,因此在这段时间里一直有人守候着死者。
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something,意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。