ton
n. 噸; 大量,許多
A ton is a unit of weight that is equal to 2240 pounds in Britain and to 2000 pounds in the United States.
Hundreds of tons of oil spilled into the sea...
數百噸石油溢位流入大海。
Getting rid of rubbish can cost $100 a ton.
清除垃圾每噸要花費 100 美元。
A ton is the same as a tonne .
If someone comes down on you like a ton of bricks, they are extremely angry with you and tell you off because of something wrong that you have done.
If you do something awful they all come down on you like a ton of bricks.
如果你做了錯事,他們全都會對你大發雷霆。
If you say that something weighs a ton, you mean that it is extremely heavy.
1. a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
2. a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds
like a ton of bricks
見 brick
Wherever you live, are there are a ton of local bands dying for an audience.
不管你住在哪裡, 都會有很多當地的樂隊渴望有觀眾.
The tolal reserves is about 2×10 ^ 6 ton.
已知儲量近2億噸.
A parcel weighing half a ton has just been delivered.
一個半噸重的包裹剛剛遞送出去.
LME copper traded at $ 7, 439 a ton, up 3.4 % on the previous afternoon kerb.
倫敦金屬交易所銅的交易價格為每噸7439美元, 比前一個下午的場外交易價格上漲了3.4%.
It will save a ton of money.
這會節省很多錢.