ton

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ton [ton tons] BrE [tʌn] NAmE [tʌn] noun
1. countable (pl. tonsor ton)a unit for measuring weight, in Britain 2 240 pounds (long ton) and in the US 2 000 pounds (short ton): (informal)What have you got in this bag? It weighs a ton!
compare ↑tonne
2. countable a unit for measuring the size of a ship. 1 ton is equal to 100 ↑cubic feet.
3. tonsplural (informal)a lot
• They've got tons of money.
• I've still got tons to do.
4. a/the ton (BrE, informal)100, especially when connected with a speed of 100 miles per hour
•He was caught doing a ton.
Idiom: ↑like a ton of bricks

Word Origin:
Middle English: variant of ↑tun, both spellings being used for the container and the weight. The senses were differentiated in the late 17th cent.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  long ton, gross ton, short ton, net ton