ton
noun
tʌn noun
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tons ton t
plural or written abbreviation 书面缩写为 ta unit for measuring weight, equal to 2240 pounds or 1016 kilograms in Britain, and 2000 pounds or 907.2 kilograms in the US 英吨〔2240 磅或 1016 公斤〕; 美吨〔2000 磅或 907.2 公斤〕
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tons of sth
a lot of something [非正式] 大量的某事物 informal
I’ve got tons of work to do.
我有很多工作要做。
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weigh a ton
to be very heavy 非常重 informal
Your bag weighs a ton!
你的包重得不得了！
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come down on sb like a ton of bricks
to get very angry with someone about something they have done [非正式] 对某人大发脾气 informal
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hit sb like a ton of bricks
to have a strong emotional effect on someone [美，非正式] 使某人非常震惊 AmE informal