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/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 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 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 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 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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