toss
noun
Definitions of toss noun
movement(动作)
- Countable(可数名词)Usually singular(通常单数)
A sudden, quick movement.
快速的甩动；猛然一甩
"I don't care," she replied with a toss of her head.
「我不在乎，」她甩了甩头回答道。
He showed his displeasure with a quick toss of his head.
他快速地甩了一下头，表示不满。
She started walking with a gentle toss of her long hair.
她轻轻甩了甩长发，开始走路。
throw(抛掷)
- Countable(可数名词)
An act of throwing something in a careless or relaxed way.
轻抛；随手扔
He gave a toss of the keys onto the table.
他把钥匙随手丢到桌子上。
She gave a careless toss of her coat onto the chair.
她漫不经心地把外套丢到椅子上。
He made a relaxed toss of the ball to his teammate.
他轻松地把球传给了他的队友。
Phrases of toss noun
- a toss of a coin
a method of deciding something by flipping a coin and guessing which side will face up when it lands
抛钱决定
• Unable to agree on a restaurant, they decided to settle it with a toss of a coin.
无法决定餐厅，他们决定用抛硬币来解决。
- win/lose the toss
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。
verb
Definitions of toss verb
throw(抛掷)
- C2Transitive(及物动词)Verb + adv/prep(动词+副词/介词)
To throw something carelessly.
（随意地）扔；抛；掷
She glanced at the receipt and then tossed it into the trash can.
她瞥了一眼收据，然后把它扔进了垃圾桶。
He tossed the ball high into the air.
他把球高高地抛向空中。
Please toss the pillow to me.
请把枕头扔给我。
food(食物)
- Transitive(及物动词)
To shake or mix small pieces of food together with a sauce or dressing.
拌；拌和（食物）
Toss all the ingredients together with the vinaigrette.
将所有食材与油醋酱一起拌匀。
Toss the vegetables with the dressing.
将蔬菜与沙拉酱拌匀。
Please toss the salad with the dressing before serving.
请在上菜前将沙拉与酱汁拌匀。
move(移动)
- Transitive(及物动词)
To move your hair or a part of your body up and back suddenly.
向后甩（头部或身体部位）
She tossed her hair back impatiently.
她不耐烦地把头发往后甩。
He tossed his head back in annoyance.
他恼怒地把头往后甩。
She tossed back her head easily, looking composed.
她轻松地把头往后甩，看起来很镇定。
coin(硬币)
- C1Transitive(及物动词)Intransitive(不及物动词)
To throw a coin up into the air and guess which side will land facing up, as a way of making a decision.
掷硬币决定
Let's toss a coin to decide who speaks first.
我们掷硬币来决定谁先发言。
"Let's toss for it - heads or tails?"
「我们掷硬币决定吧——正面还是反面？」
I'll toss a coin to decide if I should go.
我会掷硬币来决定是否该去。
Phrases of toss verb
- toss a pancake
To quickly and abruptly lift the pan while cooking a pancake, causing the pancake to flip in the air and land back into the pan.
煎饼翻面
• He practiced tossing a pancake until he could do it smoothly.
他练习翻煎饼，直到能够熟练地完成。
- toss and turn
To move restlessly from side to side in bed, typically due to an inability to fall asleep.
（尤指因难以入睡）在床上翻来覆去，辗转反侧
• She tossed and turned all night, worried about her exam the next day.
她整晚辗转反侧，担心隔天的考试。
Idioms
- not give/care a toss
To indicate a complete lack of concern or interest in something.
毫不在乎；一点也不担心
• She doesn't give a toss about what others gossip about.
她对别人的闲言碎语毫不在意。
Phrasal Verbs of toss
- toss something around
To toss ideas, suggestions, or phrases around means to present and deliberate them among people.
抛出或提出（想法、建议、说法）
• During the meeting, we tossed around a lot of different options.
在会议期间，我们讨论了很多不同的选项。
- toss up
to flip a coin into the air, predicting which side will face up in order to make a decision
抛硬币以作决定
• My friend and I couldn't decide what to have for dinner, so we tossed up a coin.
我和朋友无法决定晚餐吃什么，所以我们抛硬币决定。
- toss something away
to carelessly dispose of or use up something
草率地花费或丢弃某物
• If you don't need the book, just toss it away.
如果你不需要这本书，就把它丢掉吧。
- toss something off
to complete a task swiftly, often without much care or effort
草草了事；随便做做
• She tossed off the essay in fifteen minutes, making it seem like an afterthought.
她十五分钟内就草草完成了这篇文章，仿佛只是顺手而为。
- toss something aside
to dispose of or disregard something by throwing it away
扔掉；抛掷
• He tossed aside all the unnecessary papers to clear off his desk.
他扔掉了所有不必要的文件来清理他的桌子。
- toss (someone) off
to provide sexual satisfaction to someone by stroking their genitalia, or to perform self-pleasure in this manner.
手淫（某人）；自慰
• In adult films, actors often perform provocative scenes to provide sexual satisfaction to viewers by tossing someone off.
在成人影片中，演员经常表演挑逗性的场景，通过为某人手淫来满足观众的性需求。
- toss something out
to dispose of or eliminate something
扔掉…；丢弃…
• He decided to toss out his old clothes.
他决定扔掉他的旧衣服。