[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。
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[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。
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[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。
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[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。
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[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。
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[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
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[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。
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[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。
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[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。
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toss/tɒs; NAmEtɔːs;tɑːs/
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tosstossestossedtossingverbthrow 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 VERBSˌtoss 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1an 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 headan 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3an 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 IDIOMnot 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
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toss/tɒs; NAmEtɔːs;tɑːs/
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tosstoss1 /tɒs $ tɒːs/ ●●○ verb
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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
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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 downSYN 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 cookSYN 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 out phrasal verb American English informal1to get rid of something that you do not wantSYN throw out: I tossed most of that stuff out when we moved.2to make someone leave a place, especially because of bad behaviourSYN throw outtoss out of Kurt was tossed out of the club for trying to start a fight.
toss1 verb
toss2 noun
tosstoss2 noun [countable]
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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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