ton
noun /tʌn/
/tʌn/
Idioms - [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)
吨（英国为 2 240 磅，即长吨；美国为 2 000 磅，即短吨） - (informal) What have you got in this bag? It weighs a ton (= is very heavy).
你这口袋里装的是什么？重死了！
- (informal) What have you got in this bag? It weighs a ton (= is very heavy).
- [countable] a unit for measuring the size of a ship. 1 ton is equal to 100 cubic feet.
注册吨，吨位（船舶大小的计量单位，1 吨等于 100 立方英尺） - tons[plural] (informal) a lot
大量；许多 - They've got tons of money.
他们腰缠万贯。 - I've still got tons to do.
我还有许多事要做。
- They've got tons of money.
- a/the ton(British English, informal) 100, especially when connected with a speed of 100 miles per hour
100；（尤指）每小时 100 英里的速度 - He was caught doing a ton.
他被发现以每小时 100 英里的速度行车。
- He was caught doing a ton.
词源Middle 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
非常沉重；极为严厉 - Disappointment hit her like a ton of bricks.
她大失所望。 - They came down on him like a ton of bricks (= criticized him very severely).
他们狠狠批评了他一顿。
- Disappointment hit her like a ton of bricks.