| 单词 | to do the ton | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasto do the (or a) ton  c.  colloquial. A speed of one hundred miles per hour (esp. with reference to motor cycles). Frequently in  to do the (or a) ton. Cf. ton-up n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > movement of vehicles > 			[noun]		 > speed of 100 m.p.h. ton1954 ton-up1961 1954    G. Smith Flaw in Crystal iv. 36  				At eighty I felt a wild sense of elation... I watched to see if Several would triumphantly lead Teddy onwards at a majestic full ton. 1959    News Chron. 17 Dec. 3/1  				The dangerous noddles who boast about doing the ton on the public roads. 1964    New Statesman 21 Feb. 288/3  				We do the ton sometimes, but not where any one's goin' to get 'urt. 1973    Hansard Lords 5 Dec. 684  				In that case, you must have been doing a ‘ton’, if very few cars passed you. < as lemmas  | 
	
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