| 单词 | ton |
| 释义 | Word Frequency ton 1(tʌn) noun 1. Also called: long ton British a unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 1016.046909 kilograms 2. Also called: short ton, net ton US a unit of weight equal to 2000 pounds or 907.184 kilograms 3. Also called: metric ton, tonne a unit of weight equal to 1000 kilograms 4. Also called: freight ton a unit of volume or weight used for charging or measuring freight in shipping. It depends on the type of material being shipped but is often taken as 40 cubic feet, 1 cubic metre, or 1000 kilograms freight is charged at £50 per ton of 1 cubic metre 5. Also called: measurement ton, shipping ton a unit of volume used in shipping freight, equal to 40 cubic feet, irrespective of the commodity shipped 6. Also called: displacement ton a unit used for measuring the displacement of a ship, equal to 35 cubic feet of sea water or 2240 pounds 7. Also called: register ton a unit of internal capacity of ships equal to 100 cubic feet Word origin C14: variant of tunWord Frequency ton 2 French (tɔ̃) noun style, fashion, or distinction Word origin C18: from French, from Latin tonus toneWord Frequency ton 3(tʌn) noun slang, mainly British a score or achievement of a hundred, esp a hundred miles per hour, as on a motorcycle Word origin C20: special use of ton1 applied to quantities of one hundred |
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