2VERB (常表示愤怒或轻蔑地)甩(头或头发) If you toss your head or toss your hair, you move your head backwards, quickly and suddenly, often as a way of expressing an emotion such as anger or contempt. (常表示愤怒或轻蔑地)甩(头或头发)
'I'm sure I don't know.' Cook tossed her head. [VERB noun]
“我确信我不知道。”库克一甩头说。
Gasping, she tossed her hair out of her face. [VERB noun prep./adv.]
With a toss of his head and a few hard gulps, Bob finished the last of his beer.
鲍勃猛一仰脖,咕嘟咕嘟几大口喝完了杯中剩下的啤酒。
3VERB 掷(硬币以决定) In sports and informal situations, if you decide something by tossing a coin, you spin a coin into the air and guess which side of the coin will face upwards when it lands. 掷(硬币以决定)
We tossed a coin to decide who would go out and buy the buns. [VERB noun]
It would be better to decide it on the toss of a coin.
还不如用抛硬币的方法来决定。
4N-SING 掷硬币决定The toss is a way of deciding something, such as who is going to go first in a game, that consists of spinning a coin into the air and guessing which side of the coin will face upwards when it lands. 掷硬币决定
6VERB (在液体中)轻轻搅拌(食物) If you toss food while preparing it, you put pieces of it into a liquid and lightly shake them so that they become covered with the liquid. (在液体中)轻轻搅拌(食物)
Do not toss the salad until you're ready to serve. [VERB noun]
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. [VERB noun + in]
加入磨碎的橙皮,再将苹果片在其中轻拌。
Serve straight from the dish with a tossed green salad. [VERB-ed]
8PHRASE 为不重要的事争论不休 If you say that someone argues the toss, you are criticizing them for continuing to argue for longer than is necessary about something that is not very important. 为不重要的事争论不休 [British, disapproval]
They were still arguing the toss about the first goal. [+ about]
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。
9PHRASE 介意,在乎 If you say that you do not give a toss about someone or something, you are emphasizing that you do not care about them at all. 介意,在乎 [British, informal, emphasis]
Well, who gives a toss about sophistication anyway?. [+ about]
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。
The rest of us really couldn't give a toss; money's what we want.
我们其余这些人根本不在乎:我们想要的就是钱。
10PHRASE 辗转反侧;翻来覆去 If you toss and turn, you keep moving around in bed and cannot sleep properly, for example because you are ill or worried. 辗转反侧;翻来覆去
You feel as if you've been tossing and turning all night, and wake up feeling worn out.
1of the head揚頭PREPOSITION | PHRASESPREPOSITION➤with a toss頭一揚PHRASES➤a toss of your/the head揚頭◇'Of course not!' she said with a toss of her head.“當然不!”她把頭一揚說道。toss
noun²
2the toss (especially BrE) of a coin擲硬幣VERB + THE TOSS | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERB + THE TOSS➤lose, win在擲硬幣猜先中失敗/獲勝◇England won the toss and chose to kick off.英格蘭隊猜先勝出,選擇先開球。➤call要求擲硬幣決定◇The team captains called the toss.兩隊隊長猜先。PREPOSITION➤with a toss用擲硬幣決定PHRASES➤the toss of a coin擲硬幣◇The order of play was decided by the toss of a coin.比賽順序由擲硬幣決定。◇The venue will be decided on the toss of a coin. (BrE) 舉辦地將由擲硬幣決定。toss
verb¹
1throw sth carelessly隨便扔ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤carelessly, casually隨意扔◇She picked up the package and casually tossed it into her bag.她撿起那包東西隨手扔進手提包裏。➤unceremoniously粗暴地拋擲◇The bodies were unceremoniously tossed into mass graves.那些屍體被粗暴地扔進了萬人坑。➤around (oftenfigurative) , aside, away, back, out, over翻來覆去地掂量;將⋯扔在一邊;扔掉;向後甩;將⋯扔出去;將⋯扔過去◇It's an idea that gets tossed around from time to time.這是一個不時反複掂量的想法。◇She tossed back her blonde hair.她把金髮甩到腦後。➤overboard (oftenfigurative) 拋棄◇The improvements had to be tossed overboard because of lack of money.改進方案因為缺乏資金而被拋到一邊。PREPOSITION➤into, out of, to將⋯扔進/扔出/扔給◇He tossed the letter over to me.他把信扔給了我。toss
verb²
2keep moving up and down/from side to side不停地上下或左右移動ADVERB | PHRASESADVERB➤restlessly不安地翻來覆去◇She tossed around restlessly all night with a high fever.她發高燒,一夜輾轉反側。➤about, around顛來顛去◇He was tossed around in his boat.他在船上被顛來顛去。PHRASES➤toss and turn翻來覆去◇He tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep.他整夜翻來覆去無法入眠。toss
verb³
3cover food in a sauce給食品蘸上調味汁ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤gently, lightly輕輕地翻動▸➤well充分攪拌▸➤together拌在一起PREPOSITION➤in在⋯裏翻動◇Toss the vegetables lightly in olive oil.把蔬菜放在橄欖油裏輕輕翻動一下。