n.

1. 吨[C]
   They extract ten million tons of coal each year from underwater mines.

   他们每年从水下煤矿中采掘一千万吨煤。

2. 【口】大量，许多[P1][（+of）]
   The movie star received tons of fan mail.

   那位影星收到了许许多多影迷的来信。

   She wears tons of jewelry.

   她身上戴着许多首饰。

3. 【俚】很重的分量[S]
   The dictionary weights a ton.

   这本词典重得很。

n.

1. (also long ton) a unit of weight equal to 2,240 lb avoirdupois (1016.05 kg).
2. (also short ton) chiefly N. Amer. a unit of weight equal to 2,000 lb avoirdupois (907.19 kg).
3. short for metric ton.
4. (also displacement ton) a unit of measurement of a ship's weight representing the weight of water it displaces with the load line just immersed, equal to 2,240 lb or 35 cu. ft (0.99 cubic metres).
5. (also freight ton) a unit of weight or volume of sea cargo, equal to a metric ton (1,000 kg) or 40 cu. ft.
6. (also gross ton) a unit of gross internal capacity, equal to 100 cu. ft (2.83 cubic metres).
   ▸ (also net or register ton) an equivalent unit of net internal capacity.
7. a unit of refrigerating power able to freeze 2,000 lb of water at 0°C in 24 hours.
8. a measure of capacity for various materials, especially 40 cu. ft of wood.
9. informal a large number or amount.
10. Brit. informal a hundred, in particular a speed of 100 mph, a score of 100 or more, or a sum of £100.

adv.

n.

1. fashionable style or distinction.
2. (the ton) [treated as sing. or pl.] fashionable society.