toss
vt.& vi. 扔,抛; (使)摇荡; 摇匀; 掷硬币决定
n. 掷硬币决定; 向上甩头; 猛仰头(尤指表示恼怒或不耐烦); (尤指比赛或游戏中)投掷
If you toss something somewhere, you throw it there lightly, often in a rather careless way.
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。
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.
'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。
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.
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。
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.
Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first.
孟加拉国队掷硬币赢了,决定先击球。
If something such as the wind or sea tosses an object, it causes it to move from side to side or up and down.
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。
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.
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。
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.
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。
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.
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。
If you toss and turn, you keep moving around in bed and cannot sleep properly, for example because you are ill or worried.
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。
1. the act of flipping a coin
2. (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team;
3. an abrupt movement;
1. throw or toss with a light motion;
2. lightly throw to see which side comes up;
3. throw carelessly;
4. move or stir about violently;
5. throw or cast away;
6. agitate;
throw, cast, fling, heave, hurl, pitch, toss
这些动词均有"抛,投,掷"之意。
give (或 care) a toss
(英,非正式)在乎
take a toss
摔下马
toss one's cookies
(北美,非正式)呕吐
tossing the caber
toss a pancake
抛煎饼(将平底锅中煎饼往空中一抛,使其翻面落回锅中)
toss oneself/someone off( or toss off)
(英,粗俚)手淫
toss something off
一饮而尽
(不假思索或不费力地)迅速完成
toss down 【非正式用语】
干杯:突然斜杯子,一口气喝下去
toss off 【非正式用语】
干杯:一口气喝干净
轻而易举地完成:不付任何力量或轻松地做或完成
If I could take your troubles, I would toss them into the sea.
如果我能带走你的烦恼, 我会把它们通通丢进大海.
Fun Fair Events: Face painting, ring toss.
包括画脸, 掷圈,青蛙跳,呼啦圈,跳绳等活动.
Let's toss to see who pays it.
让我们来掷钱币决定谁付账吧.
Let's toss to see who pays the bill.
让我们掷钱币决定谁来付账.
Others toss gold coins back and forth as if they were a child's ball.
其他抛金币来回,好象他们是孩子的球.