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Toss V Throw Sense Tɔs V.投,掷;使摇动 英 扔,掷

单词 toss
音标 [tɔs]
解释 v.投,掷;使摇动
红宝书 【英】 v. 扔,掷 ( throw);辗转反侧( move about continuously
【例】 a disdainful toss of the head
字源 toss (v.)
mid-15c., "to lift or throw with a sudden movement," of uncertain origin, possibly from a Scandinavian source (compare dialectal Norwegian tossa "to strew, spread"). Food preparation sense (with reference to salad, etc.) is recorded from 1723. Intransitive sense "be restless; throw oneself about" is from 1550s. Related: Tossed; tossing.
toss (n.)
"an act of throwing," 1630s, from toss (v.). Meaning "a coin toss" is from 1798.
不择手段背单词 v. (漫不经心地)扔, 掷; 辗转反侧
【记】美语发音: 他死-因为被漫不经心地扔了.
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