新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

toss

英  [tɒs]
    
美  [tɔːs]

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • tosses

    1[C 可数名词] 甩(头或头发)

    A toss of the head is when you move your head backwards quickly and suddenly.

    双语例句

    例:

    With a toss of his head and a few hard gulps, Bob finished the last of his beer.

    鲍勃猛一仰头,咕咚咕咚几大口喝完了剩下的啤酒。

    2[C 可数名词] 抛硬币的方法

    A toss of a coin is the act of spinning it into the air and guessing which side will face upwards when it lands.

    双语例句

    例:

    It would be better to decide it on the toss of a coin.

    最好用抛硬币的方式来决定此事。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • toss and turn

    1辗转反侧

    If you toss and turn, you keep moving around in bed and cannot sleep, for example, because you are sick or worried.

    双语例句

    例:

    I try to go back to sleep and toss and turn for a while.

    我努力重新入睡,辗转反侧了好一会儿。

    VERB. 动词
  • tosses , tossing , tossed

    1[T 及物动词]

    If you toss something somewhere, you throw it there lightly, often in a careless way.

    双语例句

    例:

    Just toss it in the rubbish.

    把它扔进垃圾桶就可以了。

    2[T 及物动词] 甩(头或头发)(表达愤怒、蔑视等情感)

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    'I'm sure I don't know.' Deb tossed her head.

    “我确实不知道。”德布一甩头说道。

    3[T 及物动词] 抛(硬币)

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    We tossed a coin to decide who would go out and buy the bagels.

    我们抛硬币来决定谁出去买百吉圈。

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