toss
vt.& vi. 扔,拋; (使)搖盪; 搖勻; 擲硬幣決定
n. 擲硬幣決定; 向上甩頭; 猛仰頭(尤指表示惱怒或不耐煩); (尤指比賽或遊戲中)投擲
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...
他把紙揉成一團扔進火裡。
He tossed his blanket aside and got up…
他把毯子掀到一邊起了身。
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...
“我確信我不知道。”庫克一甩頭說。
Gasping, she tossed her hair out of her face.
她氣喘吁吁地把頭髮從臉上甩開。
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.
我們擲硬幣決定誰出去買小圓麵包。
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.
孟加拉國隊擲硬幣贏了,決定先擊球。
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...
海浪變得洶湧澎湃,把小船像漂浮的軟木塞一樣拋來甩去。
As the plane was tossed up and down, the pilot tried to stabilise it.
飛機上下顛簸,飛行員試圖將其穩住。
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...
到快上菜時再輕輕攪拌色拉。
Add the grated orange rind and toss the apple slices in the mixture...
加入磨碎的橙皮,再將蘋果片在其中輕拌。
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...
他們仍在為第一個進球爭論不休。
They spend so much time arguing the toss over inconsequential matters.
他們花了這麼多時間為無關緊要的事爭個沒完。
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,不管怎樣,誰會在意高雅時髦呢?
I don't give a toss what people think…
我才不在乎人們怎麼想呢。
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.
感覺就像整夜翻來覆去睡不著、醒來時渾身疲憊一樣。
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
這些動詞均有"拋,投,擲"之意。
give (或 care) a toss
(英,非正式)在乎
take a toss
摔下馬
toss one's cookies
(北美,非正式)嘔吐
tossing the caber
toss a pancake
拋煎餅(將平底鍋中煎餅往空中一拋,使其翻面落回鍋中)
toss oneself/someone off( or toss off)
(英,粗俚)手淫
toss something off
一飲而盡
(不假思索或不費力地)迅速完成
toss down 【非正式用語】
乾杯:突然斜杯子,一口氣喝下去
toss off 【非正式用語】
乾杯:一口氣喝乾淨
輕而易舉地完成:不付任何力量或輕鬆地做或完成
If I could take your troubles, I would toss them into the sea.
如果我能帶走你的煩惱, 我會把它們通通丟進大海.
Fun Fair Events: Face painting, ring toss.
包括畫臉, 擲圈,青蛙跳,呼啦圈,跳繩等活動.
Let's toss to see who pays it.
讓我們來擲錢幣決定誰付賬吧.
Let's toss to see who pays the bill.
讓我們擲錢幣決定誰來付賬.
Others toss gold coins back and forth as if they were a child's ball.
其他拋金幣來回,好象他們是孩子的球.