toss/tɒs/

vt

1. 抛；掷；投

• He tossed the ball into the air. 他把球抛向空中。

• I tossed him a cigarette. 我扔给他一支香烟。

2. 把…抛来抛去；使摇晃

• The stormy wind was tossing the branches. 风暴猛烈地摇晃着树枝。

• The little boat was tossed widely by the waves. 小船被海浪拍打得颠簸不已。

3. 甩；挥动；突然抬起

• The horse tossed its head back and smelt the wind. 马把头往后一仰，嗅嗅风头。

• He tossed his head back and went out of the room. 他突然把头一仰就走出房间。

4. 掷(硬币)

• The two captains tossed a coin before the match. 双方队长在赛前抛硬币决定谁先开球。

• I'll toss you for the cake. 我和你用掷硬币的方法来决定谁吃这块蛋糕。

5. 轻轻搅拌

• Toss the vegetables in butter. 把蔬菜在黄油里拌一拌。

vi

1. 上下摇晃；摇动；颠簸

• The vessel tossed about on the stormy sea. 船在波涛汹涌的海浪中颠簸着。

2. 翻来覆去

• I tossed about all night. 我整夜翻来覆去无法入眠。

词组toss down 一饮而尽 toss off

1. 轻而易举地

• I tossed the article off in half an hour. 我在半小时内轻松地把文章写完。

2. 旧 把…一饮而尽

• toss off a pint of beer 一口气喝下一品托啤酒

toss out

1. 提出…供讨论

• toss out a question 提出问题来讨论

2. 抛弃

• toss out old ideas 摒弃旧思想

toss up 掷硬币决胜负

• As there was only one ticket left, we decided to toss up for it. 因为只剩下一张票子，我们决定用掷硬币来决定给谁。