toss

英 [tɒs] 美[tɔs]

n. 投掷；摇荡；投掷的距离；掷币赌胜负
vt. 投掷；使…不安；突然抬起；使…上下摇动；与…掷币打赌
vi. 辗转；被乱扔；颠簸；掷钱币决定某事
n. (Toss)人名；(瑞典)托斯

近义词 heave pitch chuck hurl fling throw cast sling

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英英释义

1. the act of flipping a coin

2. (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team;: "the pass was fumbled"

3. an abrupt movement;: "a toss of his head"

同义词辨析

throw, cast, fling, heave, hurl, pitch, toss

这些动词均有"抛，投，掷"之意。

throw：普通用词，使用广泛，仅指用力抛掷，不涉及动作方式或感情色彩。

cast常可与throw互换，指迅速扔出一个重量较轻的物体。

fling：指用力投掷，或因感情激动而粗暴地或漫无目的地扔东西。

heave：指把重物举起后扔出。

hurl：通常指用力投掷，动作迅猛，所投掷的距离也较远。

pitch：指随意地、轻轻地掷或扔，侧重方向性和有明确的目标。

toss：指无什么目的地、轻轻地、随意地掷或扔，所扔掷的东西一般都比较轻。

词组搭配

give (或 care) a toss

[usu. with negative](Brit. informal)care at all

(英，非正式)在乎

I don't give a toss what you think.
我不在乎你怎么想。

考试真题

When customers do want to toss their pair, they can give them back to the store, which will repurpose and resell them.

实用场景例句

I tossed the book aside and got up.: 我把书丢在一边，站了起来。

He tossed the ball to Anna.: 他把球抛给了安娜。

He tossed Anna the ball.: 他把球抛给了安娜。

She just tossed her head and walked off.: 她头一甩，走开了。

Branches were tossing in the wind.: 树枝随风摇曳。

I couldn't sleep but kept tossing and turning in bed all night.: 我彻夜在床上辗转反侧不能成眠。

Our boat was being tossed by the huge waves.: 我们的船随着巨浪颠簸。

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。

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。

Let's toss a coin .: 咱们掷硬币猜边儿决定吧。

We tossed up to see who went first.: 我们掷硬币决定谁先去。

(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。

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

She dismissed the question with a toss of her head.: 她一扬头，对这一问题不予理睬。

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。

'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。

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。

Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first.: 孟加拉国队掷硬币赢了，决定先击球。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

中文词源

toss 扔，抛，摇摆，颠簸

词源不详。

助记提示

1. 谐音“投石”。

双语例句

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。

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。

3. Do not toss the salad until you're ready to serve.: 到快上菜时再轻轻搅拌色拉。

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。

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。

英文词源

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.

词态变化

第三人称单数: tosses;过去式: tossed;过去分词: tossed;现在分词: tossing;