toss
verb
noun
tɒs
verb
1
to
throw
something,
especially
something
light,
with
a
quick
gentle
movement
of
your
hand
扔，掷，抛〔尤指轻的东西〕
T
toss
sth
into/onto
etc
sth
She
crumpled
the
letter
and
tossed
it
into
the
fire.
她把信揉成一团，扔进了火里。
toss
sth
aside/over
etc
Toss
that
book
over,
will
you?
把那本书扔过来，好吗？
toss
sth
to
sb
‘Catch!’
said
Sandra,
tossing
her
bag
to
him.
“接着！”桑德拉说着就把她的包扔给他。
toss
sb
sth
Frank
tossed
her
the
newspaper.
弗兰克把报纸扔给了她。
2
to
move
about
continuously
in
a
violent
or
uncontrolled
way,
or
to
make
something
do
this
（使）动来动去;（使）翻转不停
I,T
toss
sth
around/about
The
small
boat
was
tossed
about
like
a
cork.
小船被抛来抛去，像软木一样浮在水面上。
3
toss and turn
to
keep
changing
your
position
in
bed
because
you
cannot
sleep
〔因睡不着在床上〕翻来覆去
I’ve
been
tossing
and
turning
all
night.
我一晚上辗转反侧。
4
toss up
also
又作
to
throw
a
coin
in
the
air,
so
that
a
decision
will
be
made
according
to
the
side
that
faces
upwards
when
it
comes
down
[尤英] 把（硬币）抛向空中〔以决定某事〕;
I,T | especially BrE AmE
They
tossed
a
coin
to
decide
who
would
go
first.
他们抛硬币决定谁先走。
toss
(sb)
for
it
We
couldn’t
make
up
our
minds,
so
we
decided
to
toss
for
it.
我们拿不定主意，所以决定抛硬币来定。
5
to
throw
something
up
into
the
air
and
let
it
fall
to
the
ground
把…抛向高空
T
The
crowd
cheered,
banging
pots
and
tossing
confetti
into
the
air.
人群欢呼起来，又是敲盆砸罐，又是往空中抛撒五彩纸屑。
6
toss a pancake
to
throw
a
PANCAKE
upwards
so
that
it
turns
over
in
the
air
and
lands
on
the
side
that
you
want
to
cook
[英] 把煎饼颠起翻面;
BrE AmE
7
to
move
pieces
of
food
about
in
a
small
amount
of
liquid
so
that
they
become
covered
with
the
liquid
〔在液体中〕摇晃，搅拌〔食物〕
T
Toss
the
carrots
in
some
butter
before
serving.
上桌前把胡萝卜放在黄油里搅拌一下。
8
toss your head/hair
to
move
your
head
or
hair
back
suddenly,
often
with
a
shaking
movement
showing
anger
[书面] 把头往后一仰/头发往后一甩〔表示气愤〕
written
He
tossed
his
head
angrily
and
left
the
room.
他气愤地把头一甩，离开了房间。
9
toss sth off
↔
to
produce
something
quickly
and
without
much
effort
轻而易举地完成某事
one
of
those
painters
who
can
toss
off
a
couple
of
pictures
before
breakfast
属于那种早餐前信手就能画出一两幅画的一个画家
10
toss sth off
↔
to
drink
something
quickly
[书面] 将某物一饮而尽
written
He
tossed
off
a
few
whiskies.
他一口气喝下几杯威士忌酒。
11
toss (sb) off
to
MASTURBATE
手淫
BrE informal not polite
12
to
get
rid
of
something
that
you
do
not
want
抛弃，扔掉
I
tossed
most
of
that
stuff
out
when
we
moved.
我们搬家时，我把那些东西大部分都扔了。
13
to
make
someone
leave
a
place,
especially
because
of
bad
behaviour
撵走，赶出〔行为不端的人〕
[+
of
]
Kurt
was
tossed
out
of
the
club
for
trying
to
start
a
fight.
库尔特因企图打架而被赶出俱乐部。
noun
14
the
act
of
throwing
a
coin
in
the
air
to
decide
something,
especially
who
will
do
something
first
in
a
game
抛硬币决定
The
toss
of
a
coin
decided
who
would
go
first.
抛硬币决定了谁先走。
win/lose
the
toss
Malory
won
the
toss
and
will
serve.
马洛里抛硬币赢了，他将先发球。
15
a
sudden
backwards
movement
of
your
head,
so
that
your
hair
moves,
often
showing
anger
猛一仰头
‘I’ll
see,’
the
nurse
said,
with
an
officious
toss
of
her
head
.
护士架子十足地一甩头，说:“我来看看。”
16
a
gentle
throw
〔轻轻的〕抛，扔，投
17
not give a toss
•I
really
couldn’t
give
a
toss
what
Sam
thinks.
我对萨姆怎么想真的一点都不在乎。
⇒argue
the
toss
at
ARGUE
(5)
to
not
care
about
something
at
all
[英，口] 根本不在乎
BrE spoken
I
really
couldn’t
give
a
toss
what
Sam
thinks.
我对萨姆怎么想真的一点都不在乎。