首页英语词典tosstoss的意思

toss

英 [tɒs] 美[tɔs]

英英释义同义词辨析词组搭配考试真题实用场景例句

近义词chuck throw hurl heave pitch cast fling sling

n. 投掷；摇荡；投掷的距离；掷币赌胜负
vt. 投掷；使…不安；突然抬起；使…上下摇动；与…掷币打赌
vi. 辗转；被乱扔；颠簸；掷钱币决定某事
n. (Toss)人名；(瑞典)托斯

GRECET4TEM4IELTS考研CET6中低频词常用词汇

词态变化

第三人称单数: tosses;过去式: tossed;过去分词: tossed;现在分词: tossing;

助记提示

1. 谐音“投石”。

中文词源

toss 扔，抛，摇摆，颠簸

词源不详。

英英释意

1. the act of flipping a coin

2. (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team;: "the pass was fumbled"

3. an abrupt movement;: "a toss of his head"

英文词源

toss (v.): mid-15c., "to lift or throw with a sudden movement," of uncertain origin, possibly from a Scandinavian source (compare dialectal Norwegian tossa "to strew, spread"). Food preparation sense (with reference to salad, etc.) is recorded from 1723. Intransitive sense "be restless; throw oneself about" is from 1550s. Related: Tossed; tossing.
toss (n.): "an act of throwing," 1630s, from toss (v.). Meaning "a coin toss" is from 1798.

同义词辨析

throw, cast, fling, heave, hurl, pitch, toss

这些动词均有"抛，投，掷"之意。

throw：普通用词，使用广泛，仅指用力抛掷，不涉及动作方式或感情色彩。

cast常可与throw互换，指迅速扔出一个重量较轻的物体。

fling：指用力投掷，或因感情激动而粗暴地或漫无目的地扔东西。

heave：指把重物举起后扔出。

hurl：通常指用力投掷，动作迅猛，所投掷的距离也较远。

pitch：指随意地、轻轻地掷或扔，侧重方向性和有明确的目标。

toss：指无什么目的地、轻轻地、随意地掷或扔，所扔掷的东西一般都比较轻。

考试真题

When customers do want to toss their pair, they can give them back to the store, which will repurpose and resell them.

词组搭配

give (或 care) a toss

[usu. with negative](Brit. informal)care at all

(英，非正式)在乎

I don't give a toss what you think.
我不在乎你怎么想。

take a toss

fall off a horse

摔下马

toss one's cookies

(N. Amer. informal)vomit

(北美，非正式)呕吐

tossing the caber

toss a pancake

turn a pancake by flipping it into the air so that it lands in the pan on its opposite side

抛煎饼（将平底锅中煎饼往空中一抛，使其翻面落回锅中）

toss oneself/someone off( or toss off)

(Brit. vulgar slang)masturbate

(英，粗俚)手淫

toss something off

drink something rapidly or all at once

一饮而尽

produce something rapidly or without thought or effort

（不假思索或不费力地）迅速完成

some of the best letters are tossed off in a burst of inspiration.
有些书信佳作就是在灵感的触动下一挥而就的。

toss down 【非正式用语】

To drink in one draft by suddenly tilting.

干杯：突然斜杯子，一口气喝下去

toss off 【非正式用语】

To drink up in one draft.

干杯：一口气喝干净

To do or finish effortlessly or casually

轻而易举地完成：不付任何力量或轻松地做或完成

“technicians who can toss off the Romantic blockbusters with stupendous speed and ease”(&b{Annalyn Swan})
“能够以令人叹为观止的速度完成传奇性的巨型炸弹的技术人员”(&b{安纳莱恩·斯旺})

实用场景例句

I tossed the book aside and got up.: 我把书丢在一边，站了起来。

He tossed the ball to Anna.: 他把球抛给了安娜。

He tossed Anna the ball.: 他把球抛给了安娜。

She just tossed her head and walked off.: 她头一甩，走开了。

Branches were tossing in the wind.: 树枝随风摇曳。

I couldn't sleep but kept tossing and turning in bed all night.: 我彻夜在床上辗转反侧不能成眠。

Our boat was being tossed by the huge waves.: 我们的船随着巨浪颠簸。

Drain the pasta and toss it in melted butter.: 把面条的汤控干，在溶化了的黄油里搅拌。

There's only one ticket left─I'll toss you for it.: 只剩一张票，我来与你掷币决定给谁。

Let's toss a coin .: 咱们掷硬币猜边儿决定吧。

We tossed up to see who went first.: 我们掷硬币决定谁先去。

(figurative)He had to toss up between (= decide between) paying the rent or buying food.: 他不得不在付房租和买食品之间作出决定。

The final result was decided on/by the toss of a coin .: 最后的结果是掷硬币决定的。

to win/lose the toss (= to guess correctly/wrongly which side of a coin will face upwards when it lands on the ground after it has been thrown in the air): 猜中 / 猜错所掷硬币朝上的一面

She dismissed the question with a toss of her head.: 她一扬头，对这一问题不予理睬。

He screwed the paper into a ball and tossed it into the fire...: 他把纸揉成一团扔进火里。

He tossed his blanket aside and got up…: 他把毯子掀到一边起了身。

'I'm sure I don't know.' Cook tossed her head...: “我确信我不知道。”库克一甩头说。

Gasping, she tossed her hair out of her face.: 她气喘吁吁地把头发从脸上甩开。

We tossed a coin to decide who would go out and buy the buns.: 我们掷硬币决定谁出去买小圆面包。

Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first.: 孟加拉国队掷硬币赢了，决定先击球。

The seas grew turbulent, tossing the small boat like a cork...: 海浪变得汹涌澎湃，把小船像漂浮的软木塞一样抛来甩去。

As the plane was tossed up and down, the pilot tried to stabilise it.: 飞机上下颠簸，飞行员试图将其稳住。

Do not toss the salad until you're ready to serve...: 到快上菜时再轻轻搅拌色拉。

Add the grated orange rind and toss the apple slices in the mixture...: 加入磨碎的橙皮，再将苹果片在其中轻拌。

They were still arguing the toss about the first goal...: 他们仍在为第一个进球争论不休。

They spend so much time arguing the toss over inconsequential matters.: 他们花了这么多时间为无关紧要的事争个没完。

Well, who gives a toss about sophistication anyway?...: 嗯，不管怎样，谁会在意高雅时髦呢？

I don't give a toss what people think…: 我才不在乎人们怎么想呢。

You feel as if you've been tossing and turning all night, and wake up feeling worn out.: 感觉就像整夜翻来覆去睡不着、醒来时浑身疲惫一样。