tons

英 [tʌnz]

美 [tʌnz]

n. 吨(英国为2 240磅，即长吨; 美国为2 000磅，即短吨); 注册吨，吨位(船舶大小的计量单位，1吨等于100立方英尺); 大量; 许多
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柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 吨(在英国等于2,240 磅;在美国等于 2,000 磅)
Atonis 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。
同 tonne
Atonis the same as atonne.
PHRASE 对…大发雷霆;怒斥
If someonecomes down onyoulike 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。
非常重;沉得要命
If you say that somethingweighs a ton, you mean that it is extremely heavy.

noun

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