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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] 扔

    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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