tonne

noun
🔊/tʌn/
🔊/tʌn/
(plural tonnes, tonne)
(also metric ton)
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  1. a unit for measuring weight, equal to 1 000 kilograms吨(等于 1 000 公斤)
    • a record grain harvest of 236m tonnes创纪录的 2.36 亿公吨谷物收获量
    • a 17-tonne truck17 吨卡车
    compare tonTopics Maths and measurementb2
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French; compare with ton.