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toss

英 [tɒs] 美 [tɔs]

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

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.

双语例句

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

2. Remove from the heat, add the parsley, toss and serve at once.: 端离炉子，加上欧芹，颠起翻面后就立刻上桌。

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

4. 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。

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