toss
verb uk/tɒs/ us/tɑːs/
(THROW)
C2 [ T usually + adv/prep ](随意地)扔,掷,抛
to throw something carelessly
He glanced at the letter and then tossed it into the bin. 他扫了一眼信就把它丢进了垃圾箱。
The bull tossed him up into the air. 公牛把他顶到了半空中。
[ + two objects ] Andrew tossed him the ball. 安德鲁将球抛给他。
- More examples
- Let's toss a coin to see who'll go first.
- He tossed the letter into the bin.
- They tossed the beggars a few coins.
- I tossed a few clothes into a suitcase.
- I tossed a clove of garlic into the stew.
(FOOD)
[ T ]摇匀,搅拌(食物)
When you toss food you shake or mix small pieces of it together with a sauce or dressing.
a tossed salad 拌色拉
carrots tossed in butter 黄油拌胡萝卜
toss a pancakeUK 把煎饼颠起翻面
to quickly and suddenly lift the pan in which a pancake (= a thin, flat, round cake) is cooking so that the pancake goes up into the air and turns over before falling back into the pan
(MOVE)
[ T ]向后甩(头发或身体部位)
If you toss your hair or a part of your body you move it up and back suddenly.
She tossed her head in annoyance. 她生气地将头向后一甩。
She tossed back her hair. 她向后甩了甩头发。
toss and turnC2 [ I ] (尤指因无法入睡而)翻来覆去,辗转反侧
to move about from side to side or turn a lot in bed, especially because you cannot sleep
I was tossing and turning all night. 我整晚辗转反侧,无法入睡。
(COIN)
C1 [ I or T ] (also toss someone for something); (UK also toss up)掷硬币决定
to throw a coin up into the air and guess which side will land facing up, as a way of making a decision
Let's toss (a coin) to see who'll go first. 我们掷硬币来决定谁先去吧。
"I'll toss you for it - heads or tails?" “我和你掷硬币来决定——你要正面还是反面?”
Phrasal verbs
toss something around 抛出,提出(想法、建议或说法)
If you toss ideas, suggestions, or phrases around, you mention them and discuss them with other people.
toss something aside 丢弃,抛弃
to throw away or get rid of something
toss something away 随随便便地花掉(或丢掉)
to spend or lose something carelessly
That much money is not to be tossed away lightly. 那么多钱不应该随随便便地花掉。
toss something off (尤指粗枝大叶或轻而易举地)快速做
to do something quickly, especially in a careless way or with little effort
She tossed off a reply to the letter before she left for the meeting. 她去开会之前草草回了这封信。
toss (someone) off (对某人)手淫;自慰
to give someone sexual pleasure by rubbing their sex organs, or to do this to yourself
toss something out 丢弃…,抛弃…
to get rid of or remove something
She tossed out my old chair. 她把我的旧椅子扔了。
toss up 掷硬币决定
to throw a coin up into the air and guess which side will land facing up, as a way of making a decision
Let's toss up to see who goes first. 让我们通过掷硬币决定谁先来。
toss
noun uk/tɒs/ us/tɑːs/
(MOVEMENT)
[ C usually singular ]掷;甩
a sudden quick movement
"I don't care," she replied with a toss of her head. “我不在乎。”她甩了甩头回答道。
(THROW)
a toss of a coin 掷硬币决定
an act of throwing a coin in the air and guessing which side will land facing upward as a way of deciding something
win/lose the toss 在掷硬币中猜对了/猜错了
to guess correctly/wrongly which side of a coin will be facing up when it lands on the ground after being thrown
[ C ]漫不经心地(或不小心地)投掷
an act of throwing something in a careless or relaxed way
Idiom
not give/care a tossidiom UK very informal 毫不介意;一点儿也不担心
to not be worried at all by something
I don't give a toss what he thinks. 我根本不在乎他的想法。