tons

1. N-COUNT 吨(在英国等于2,240 磅;在美国等于 2,000 磅)
   A ton is a unit of weight that is equal to 2240 pounds in Britain and to 2000 pounds in the United States.
   1. Hundreds of tons of oil spilled into the sea...
      数百吨石油溢出流入大海。
   2. Getting rid of rubbish can cost $100 a ton.
      清除垃圾每吨要花费 100 美元。
2. 同 tonne
   A ton is the same as a tonne .
3. PHRASE 对…大发雷霆;怒斥
   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.
   1. If you do something awful they all come down on you like a ton of bricks.
      如果你做了错事，他们全都会对你大发雷霆。
4. 非常重;沉得要命
   If you say that something weighs a ton, you mean that it is extremely heavy.

1. On the eve of the Revolution, the colonies produced thirty thousand tons of crude iron a year.
   独立战争前夕，北美十三州每年生产3万吨生铁。
2. A thousand tons of crude oil has spilled into the sea from an oil tanker.
   1,000吨原油从一艘油轮中泄漏，流入了海洋。
3. Thirty-six trucks were loaded with some 100 tons of dried milk and bandages.
   36辆卡车装了大约100吨的奶粉和绷带。
4. Thousands of tons of filth and sewage pour into the Ganges every day.
   每天都有成千上万吨污物和废水排入恒河。
5. 300 tons of Peruvian mangoes were kept from entering France.
   300吨秘鲁芒果被禁止进入法国。
6. There were about 300 million tons of grain in the fields at the start of the harvest.
   收获伊始地里大概有3亿吨粮食。
7. Around 180,000 metric tons of food aid is required
   需要大约18万公吨的食品援助。
8. The Wall Street Journal uses 220,000 metric tons of newsprint each year
   《华尔街日报》每年用去22万公吨新闻纸。
9. The Customs Service seized 27.2 metric tons of cocaine in 1986.
   1986年海关截获了27.2公吨的可卡因。
10. Three hundred thousand tons of cereals are needed to replenish stocks
    需要30万吨谷类补充库存。
11. There's always tons of scrap paper in Dad's office.
    爸爸的办公室里总有大量的废纸。
12. A UN spokesman said that the mission will carry 20 tons of relief supplies.
    联合国的一名男发言人说，该代表团将携带20吨救济物资。
13. Hundreds of tons of oil spilled into the sea
    数百吨石油溢出流入大海。
14. It could be a tremendous tool for scientists who have to wade through tons of data.
    对于那些需要费力处理海量数据的科学家而言，这个工具实在太棒了。
15. Before liberation, China's highest annual output of steel was only just over 900,000 tons.
    解放前全国钢年产量最高才90多万吨。
16. We need 100 tons of cement at most for this project.
    这项工程满打满算有一百吨水泥就足够了。
17. How many tons of ore can this machine crush in an hour?
    这机器每小时可以破碎多少吨矿石？
18. The output per day is over 10,000 tons.
    日产过万吨。
19. This plane can carry a cargo of12 tons.
    这架飞机可载12吨货物。
20. This truck can carry a load of two tons.
    这辆卡车的吃重是两吨。
21. This machine weighs above three tons.
    这部机器的重量超过三吨。
22. For the mass, we have milligrams, we have pounds we have metric tons.
    在质量的测算上，则有毫克、磅，和公吨。
23. Ten thousand tons of coal were produced last year.
    去年生产了一万吨的煤。

noun

1. a large number or amount
   1. made lots of new friends
   2. she amassed stacks of newspapers

   Synonym:    dozensheapslotspilesscoresstacksloadsraftsslewswadsoodlesgobsscadslashings