win/lose the toss

Related to word: toss

Pharse

Definition

  1. To correctly or incorrectly guess which side of a coin will face upwards after being tossed and landing.

    抛硬币猜中/抛硬币猜错

    • Before the start of the soccer match, the captains will toss a coin, and the team that wins the toss gets to choose to kick-off or which side to play on.

      在足球比赛开始前,队长们会掷硬币,猜对的队伍可以选择开球或选择场地。

    • We tossed a coin to decide, and I lost the toss, so you get to go first.

      我们掷硬币来决定,而我猜错了,所以你先开始。

    • In tennis, the right to serve first is often decided by a coin toss; the person who wins the toss gets to choose whether to serve first.

      在网球比赛中,通常通过掷硬币来决定谁先发球;猜对的人可以选择是否先发球。