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Toss Tossed Coin Head Side Throw Sth   [V

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toss ★★☆☆☆
/tɒ̱s, AM tɔ͟ːs/
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[VERB 动词]扔;抛;掷 If you toss something somewhere, you throw it there lightly, often in a rather careless way.
  [V n prep/adv]
  [V n n]
  • He screwed the paper into a ball and tossed it into the fire...

    他把纸揉成一团扔进火里。

  • He tossed his blanket aside and got up…

    他把毯子掀到一边起了身。

  • He tossed Malone a can of beer, and took one himself.

    他扔给马隆一罐啤酒,自己也拿了一罐。

  • 2
    [VERB 动词](常表示愤怒或轻蔑地)甩(头或头发) If you toss your head or toss your hair, you move your head backwards, quickly and suddenly, often as a way of expressing an emotion such as anger or contempt.
      [V n]
      [V n prep/adv]
      [usu sing]
  • 'I'm sure I don't know.' Cook tossed her head...

    “我确信我不知道。”库克一甩头说。

  • Gasping, she tossed her hair out of her face.

    她气喘吁吁地把头发从脸上甩开。

  • Toss is also a noun.
    • With a toss of his head and a few hard gulps, Bob finished the last of his beer.

      鲍勃猛一仰脖,咕嘟咕嘟几大口喝完了杯中剩下的啤酒。

  • 3
    [VERB 动词]掷(硬币以决定) In sports and informal situations, if you decide something by tossing a coin, you spin a coin into the air and guess which side of the coin will face upwards when it lands.
      [V n]
  • We tossed a coin to decide who would go out and buy the buns.

    我们掷硬币决定谁出去买小圆面包。

  • Toss is also a noun.
    • It would be better to decide it on the toss of a coin.

      还不如用抛硬币的方法来决定。

  • 4
    [N-SING 单数名词]掷硬币决定 The toss is a way of deciding something, such as who is going to go first in a game, that consists of spinning a coin into the air and guessing which side of the coin will face upwards when it lands.
      [the N]
  • Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first.

    孟加拉国队掷硬币赢了,决定先击球。

  • 5
    [VERB 动词]使摇动;使颠簸 If something such as the wind or sea tosses an object, it causes it to move from side to side or up and down.
      [V n]
      [be V-ed adv/prep]
      [LITERARY 文]
  • The seas grew turbulent, tossing the small boat like a cork...

    海浪变得汹涌澎湃,把小船像漂浮的软木塞一样抛来甩去。

  • As the plane was tossed up and down, the pilot tried to stabilise it.

    飞机上下颠簸,飞行员试图将其稳住。

  • 6
    [VERB 动词](在液体中)轻轻搅拌(食物) If you toss food while preparing it, you put pieces of it into a liquid and lightly shake them so that they become covered with the liquid.
      [V n]
      [V n in n]
      [V-ed]
  • Do not toss the salad until you're ready to serve...

    到快上菜时再轻轻搅拌色拉。

  • Add the grated orange rind and toss the apple slices in the mixture...

    加入磨碎的橙皮,再将苹果片在其中轻拌。

  • Serve straight from the dish with a tossed green salad.

    配上拌过了的田园色拉直接上桌。

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    See also:
    toss-up
    ;
    8
    [PHRASE 短语]为不重要的事争论不休 If you say that someone argues the toss, you are criticizing them for continuing to argue for longer than is necessary about something that is not very important.
      [V inflects]
      [disapproval]
      [BRIT 英]
  • They were still arguing the toss about the first goal...

    他们仍在为第一个进球争论不休。

  • They spend so much time arguing the toss over inconsequential matters.

    他们花了这么多时间为无关紧要的事争个没完。

  • 9
    [PHRASE 短语]介意,在乎 If you say that you do not give a toss about someone or something, you are emphasizing that you do not care about them at all.
      [with brd-neg]
      [emphasis]
      [BRIT 英]
      [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • Well, who gives a toss about sophistication anyway?...

    嗯,不管怎样,谁会在意高雅时髦呢?

  • I don't give a toss what people think…

    我才不在乎人们怎么想呢。

  • The rest of us really couldn't give a toss; money's what we want.

    我们其余这些人根本不在乎:我们想要的就是钱。

  • 10
    [PHRASE 短语]辗转反侧;翻来覆去 If you toss and turn, you keep moving around in bed and cannot sleep properly, for example because you are ill or worried.
      [Vs inflect]
  • You feel as if you've been tossing and turning all night, and wake up feeling worn out.

    感觉就像整夜翻来覆去睡不着、醒来时浑身疲惫一样。


  • Oxford
    toss / tɒs ; NAmE tɔːs ; tɑːs /
    verb
    ,
    noun
    toss tosses tossed tossing
    verb throw 扔 1 [transitive ] to throw sth lightly or carelessly (轻轻或漫不经心地)扔,抛,掷 tosssth + adv./prep. ◆ I tossed the book aside and got up. 我把书丢在一边,站了起来。 tosssth to sb ◆ He tossed the ball to Anna. 他把球抛给了安娜。 tosssb sth ◆ He tossed Anna the ball. 他把球抛给了安娜。 ☞synonyms at
    throw
    your head 头 2 [transitive ] tosssth to move your head suddenly upwards, especially to show that you are annoyed or impatient 甩(头,以表示恼怒或不耐烦) ◆ She just tossed her head and walked off. 她头一甩,走开了。 side to side/up and down 左右;上下 3 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to move or make sb/sth move from side to side or up and down (使)摇摆,挥动,颠簸 ◆ Branches were tossing in the wind. 树枝随风摇曳。 ◆ I couldn't sleep but kept tossing and turningin bed all night. 我彻夜在床上辗转反侧不能成眠。 tosssb/sth ◆ Our boat was being tossed by the huge waves. 我们的船随着巨浪颠簸。 in cooking 烹调 4 [transitive ] tosssth to shake or turn food in order to cover it with oil, butter, etc. 摇匀;翻动(以沾油、奶酪等) ◆ Drain the pasta and toss it in melted butter. 把面条的汤控干,在溶化了的黄油里搅拌。 5 [transitive ] ~ a pancake ( BrE) to throw a pancakeupwards so that it turns over in the air and you can fry the other side 把(煎饼)颠起翻面 coin 硬币 6 [transitive ,  intransitive ] to throw a coin in the air in order to decide sth, especially by guessing which side is facing upwards when it lands (为…)掷硬币决定;掷币猜边儿 SYN
    flip
    tosssth ◆ Let's toss a coin. 咱们掷硬币猜边儿决定吧。 ( especially BrE) toss(sb) for sth ◆ There's only one ticket left—I'll toss you for it. 只剩一张票,我来与你掷币决定给谁。 ( BrE) tossup (for sth) ◆ We tossed up to see who went first. 我们掷硬币决定谁先去。 ( BrE) tossup between A and B ◆ ( figurative) He had to toss up between (= decide between)paying the rent or buying food. 他不得不在付房租和买食品之间作出决定。 ☞related noun
    toss-up
    PHRASAL VERBS ˌtoss ˈoff | ˌtoss sb/yourself ˈoff ( BrE) ( taboo, slang) to give yourself sexual pleasure by rubbing your sex organs; to give sb sexual pleasure by rubbing their sex organs 手淫;对某人行手淫 SYN
    masturbate
    ˌtoss sth↔ˈoff ( BrE) to produce sth quickly and without much thought or effort 未经思索(或费力)很快做好
    noun [usually singular ] of coin 硬币 1 an act of throwing a coin in the air in order to decide sth 掷硬币决定 ◆ The final result was decided on/by the toss of a coin. 最后的结果是掷硬币决定的。 ◆ to win/lose the toss (= to guess correctly/wrongly which side of a coin will face upwards when it lands on the ground after it has been thrown in the air) 猜中╱猜错所掷硬币朝上的一面 of head 头 2 ~ of your head an act of moving your head suddenly upwards, especially to show that you are annoyed or impatient 向上甩头,猛仰头(尤指表示恼怒或不耐烦) ◆ She dismissed the question with a toss of her head. 她一扬头,对这一问题不予理睬。 throw 扔 3 an act of throwing sth, especially in a competition or game (尤指比赛或游戏中)投掷 ◆ a toss of 10 metres *10 米远的投掷 IDIOM not give a ˈtoss (about sb/sth) ( BrE) ( slang) to not care at all about sb/sth 毫不介意;满不在乎 ☞more at
    argue
    toss / tɒs ; NAmE tɔːs ; tɑːs /
    LDC
    toss1 verb
    toss2 noun
    tosstoss1 /tɒs $ tɒːs/ ●●○ verb
    Word Origin
    Verb Table
    Examples
    Thesaurus
    Collocations
    Phrases
    1[transitive] to throw something, especially something light, with a quick gentle movement of your handtoss something into/onto etc something She crumpled the letter and tossed it into the fire.toss something aside/over etc Toss that book over, will you?toss something to somebody ‘Catch!’ said Sandra, tossing her bag to him.toss somebody something Frank tossed her the newspaper.► see thesaurus at
    throw
    2[intransitive, transitive] to move about continuously in a violent or uncontrolled way, or to make something do thistoss something around/about The small boat was tossed about like a cork.3toss and turn to keep changing your position in bed because you cannot sleep:  I’ve been tossing and turning all night.4[intransitive, transitive] (also toss up) especially British English to throw a coin in the air, so that a decision will be made according to the side that faces upwards when it comes down SYN flip American English:  They tossed a coin to decide who would go first.toss (somebody) for it We couldn’t make up our minds, so we decided to toss for it.5[transitive] to throw something up into the air and let it fall to the ground:  The crowd cheered, banging pots and tossing confetti into the air.6toss a pancake British English to throw a pancake upwards so that it turns over in the air and lands on the side that you want to cook SYN flip American English7[transitive] to move pieces of food about in a small amount of liquid so that they become covered with the liquid:  Toss the carrots in some butter before serving.8toss your head/hair written to move your head or hair back suddenly, often with a shaking movement showing anger:  He tossed his head angrily and left the room.toss off phrasal verb1toss something ↔ off to produce something quickly and without much effort:  one of those painters who can toss off a couple of pictures before breakfast2toss something ↔ off written to drink something quickly:  He tossed off a few whiskies.3toss (somebody) off British English informal not polite to masturbatetoss something/somebody ↔ out phrasal verb American English informal1to get rid of something that you do not want SYN  throw out:  I tossed most of that stuff out when we moved.2to make someone leave a place, especially because of bad behaviour SYN  throw outtoss out of Kurt was tossed out of the club for trying to start a fight.
    toss1 verb
    toss2 noun
    tosstoss2 noun [countable]
    Examples
    Collocations
    Phrases
    1the act of throwing a coin in the air to decide something, especially who will do something first in a game:  The toss of a coin decided who would go first.win/lose the toss Malory won the toss and will serve.2a sudden backwards movement of your head, so that your hair moves, often showing anger:  ‘I’ll see,’ the nurse said, with an officious toss of her head.3a gentle throw4not give a toss British English spoken to not care about something at all:  I really couldn’t give a toss what Sam thinks. → argue the toss
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