toss-up

• n. 掷钱币；难以定夺的事

1. an unpredictable phenomenon;

"it's a toss-up whether he will win or lose"

‘Have you decided on the colour yet? ’ ‘ It's a toss-up between the blue and the green. ’

“你决定了要什么颜色没有？”“在蓝色和绿色之间实在难以取舍。”

牛津词典

It's a toss-up whether oil prices will go up or down over the days ahead.

油价在今后的日子里会上涨还是下跌都有可能。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Who's to pay for the drinks? Let's toss up.

谁来付饮料的钱 呢 ?让我们掷铜板来决定吧.

期刊摘选

There's only one sweet and two of us, so let's toss up for it.

我们两个人只有一块糖, 我们掷钱币来决定谁吃 吧!

期刊摘选

It's a toss up between them, I really don't know who would win.

他们之间难分胜负, 我真的不知道谁会赢.

期刊摘选

Let us toss up a coin to decide crack is to begin trap negative er.

咱们掷硬币以决定谁先开端游戏.

期刊摘选

Let us toss up for first choice.

让我们掷钱决定谁先取吧.

辞典例句

Let's toss up for the last ticket.

咱们掷钱币决定最后一张票归谁.

期刊摘选

Let us toss up a coin to decide who is to begin the game.

让我们掷钱币以决定谁先开始游戏.

期刊摘选

They may be pleased or they may not — it's a toss up.

他们也许满意,也许不满意——难说.

期刊摘选

Let us toss up to decide who is to begin the game.

让我们掷钱以决定谁先开始游戏.

期刊摘选

Let's toss up a penny for the chance to go first.

我们掷一枚一便士的硬币来决定谁先去.

期刊摘选

Why toss up such a good chance?

为什么要浪费这么好的机会?

期刊摘选

Who's going to cook tonight? Let's toss up.

今晚谁做饭? 咱们掷硬币决定吧.

辞典例句

"We might toss up for it," suggested Ted. "If it's heads, then we'll talk."

“我们可以掷硬币来决定。”特德建议道，“如果是正面，我们就谈谈。”

柯林斯例句

比喻用法，原指掷硬币。

1. They were still arguing the toss about the first goal.

他们仍在为第一个进球争论不休。

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2. Remove from the heat, add the parsley, toss and serve at once.

端离炉子，加上欧芹，颠起翻面后就立刻上桌。

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3. Do not toss the salad until you're ready to serve.

到快上菜时再轻轻搅拌色拉。

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4. 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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5. 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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toss-up (n.)

"even matter," 1809, from earlier sense of "a flipping of a coin to arrive at a decision" (c. 1700), from verbal phrase, from toss (v.) + up (adv.).