ton

noun

/tʌn/

Idioms

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[countable]
(plural tons, ton)
a unit for measuring weight, in the UK 2 240 pounds (long ton) and in the US 2 000 pounds (short ton)
- (informal) What have you got in this bag? It weighs a ton (= is very heavy).
compare tonneTopics Maths and measurementb2
[countable] a unit for measuring the size of a ship. 1 ton is equal to 100 cubic feet.
tons
[plural] (informal) a lot
- They've got tons of money.
- I've still got tons to do.
a/the ton
(British English, informal) 100, especially when connected with a speed of 100 miles per hour
- He was caught doing a ton.

Word OriginMiddle English: variant of tun, both spellings being used for the container and the weight. The senses were differentiated in the late 17th cent.

Idioms

like a ton of bricks

(informal) very heavily; very severely
- Disappointment hit her like a ton of bricks.
- They came down on him like a ton of bricks (= criticized him very severely).

单词	ton
释义	ton noun /tʌn/ /tʌn/ Idioms jump to other results [countable] (plural tons, ton) a unit for measuring weight, in the UK 2 240 pounds (long ton) and in the US 2 000 pounds (short ton) (informal) What have you got in this bag? It weighs a ton (= is very heavy). compare tonneTopics Maths and measurementb2 [countable] a unit for measuring the size of a ship. 1 ton is equal to 100 cubic feet. tons [plural] (informal) a lot They've got tons of money. I've still got tons to do. a/the ton (British English, informal) 100, especially when connected with a speed of 100 miles per hour He was caught doing a ton. Word OriginMiddle English: variant of tun, both spellings being used for the container and the weight. The senses were differentiated in the late 17th cent. Idioms like a ton of bricks (informal) very heavily; very severely Disappointment hit her like a ton of bricks. They came down on him like a ton of bricks (= criticized him very severely).
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