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IELTS BNC: 4799 COCA: 2396

toss

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toss1 /tɒs $ tɒːs/ ●●○ verb  
1  [transitiveT]THROW to throw something, especially something light, with a quick gentle movement of your hand 扔，掷，抛〔尤指轻的东西〕
toss something into/onto etc something
 She crumpled the letter and tossed it into the fire.
她把信揉成一团，扔进了火里。
toss something aside/over etc
 Toss that book over, will you?
把那本书扔过来，好吗？
toss something to somebody
 ‘Catch!’ said Sandra, tossing her bag to him.
“接着！”桑德拉边说边把她的包扔给他。
toss somebody something
 Frank tossed her the newspaper.
弗兰克把报纸扔给她。
► see thesaurus at throw
2  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]MOVE/CHANGE POSITION to move about continuously in a violent or uncontrolled way, or to make something do this （使）动来动去；（使）翻转不停
toss something around/about
 The small boat was tossed about like a cork.
小船像软木般被水流抛来抛去。
3  toss and turn to keep changing your position in bed because you cannot sleep 〔因睡不着在床上〕翻来覆去
 I’ve been tossing and turning all night.
我一晚上辗转反侧。
Examples from the Corpus
toss and turn• This, and the sound of heavy machinery passing underneath the window, kept me tossing and turning.• She had slept badly, tossing and turning before falling into a fitful doze.• Do you fall asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow, or do you toss and turn for hours before dropping off?• She had slept badly, tossing and turning in the heat though the room had been cool enough.• If your tossing and turning is taking up needed sleep time, insomnia may be the culprit.• Recurring thoughts about her conversation with Philippe Fontaine had kept her tossing and turning most of the night.
4  [intransitiveI, transitiveT] (also toss up) especially British EnglishBrETHROW to throw a coin in the air, so that a decision will be made according to the side that faces upwards when it comes down 把（硬币）抛向空中〔以决定某事〕 SYN American English flip
 They tossed a coin to decide who would go first.
他们抛硬币决定谁先走。
toss (somebody) for it
 We couldn’t make up our minds, so we decided to toss for it.
我们拿不定主意，所以决定抛硬币来定。
5  [transitiveT]THROW to throw something up into the air and let it fall to the ground 把…抛向高空
 The crowd cheered, banging pots and tossing confetti into the air.
人群欢呼起来，又是敲锅敲碗，又是往空中抛撒五彩纸屑。
6. toss a pancake British EnglishBrE to throw a pancake upwards so that it turns over in the air and lands on the side that you want to cook 把煎饼颠起翻面 SYN American English flip
7  [transitiveT]DFC to move pieces of food about in a small amount of liquid so that they become covered with the liquid 〔在液体中〕摇晃，搅拌〔食物〕
 Toss the carrots in some butter before serving.
上桌前把胡萝卜放在黄油里搅拌一下。
8  toss your head/hair writtenHBH to move your head or hair back suddenly, often with a shaking movement showing anger 甩头/头发〔表示气愤〕
 He tossed his head angrily and left the room.
他气愤地把头一甩，离开了房间。
Examples from the Corpus
toss your head/hair• I tossed my hair and glided on to the stage.• Then the fox tossed his head and gulped down the Gingerbread Man.• Two goats will circle head to tail in a display of strength, tossing their heads and posturing and grunting at each other.• The girl tossed her hair and twisted in her chair.• Karen tossed her head back, sending her hair over her left shoulder.• The animal plunged to a halt, snorting and tossing its head nervously as water sprayed into the air around them.• The Lieutenant's horse was tossing its head, snorting, raising its bright hooves high as it trampled the crop.• His horse snorted, tossing its head so that foam flew in dark patches on the ground.• And the mare, as if finally understanding, begins to strain, tosses her head wildly, pulls at the reins.
9 toss off phrasal verbphr v 
a) toss something ↔ offMAKE to produce something quickly and without much effort 轻而易举地完成某事
 one of those painters who can toss off a couple of pictures before breakfast
一位早餐前就能信手画出两三幅画的那种画家
b) toss something ↔ off writtenDFDDRINK to drink something quickly 将某物一饮而尽
 He tossed off a few whiskies.
他一口气喝下几杯威士忌酒。
c) toss (somebody) off British EnglishBrE informal not politeSY to masturbate 手淫
Examples from the Corpus
toss something ↔ off• Clarisa tossed it all off as fate.• When the brandy arrived, he filled a glass and tossed it off, in a gesture of childish defiance.
toss something ↔ off• Clarisa tossed it all off as fate.• When the brandy arrived, he filled a glass and tossed it off, in a gesture of childish defiance.
toss (somebody) off• Clarisa tossed it all off as fate.• When the brandy arrived, he filled a glass and tossed it off, in a gesture of childish defiance.
10 toss something/somebody ↔ out phrasal verbphr v American EnglishAmE informal 
a) to get rid of something that you do not want 抛弃，扔掉 SYN throw out
 I tossed most of that stuff out when we moved.
我们搬家时，我把那些东西大部分都扔了。
b) to make someone leave a place, especially because of bad behaviour 撵走，赶出〔行为不端的人〕 SYN throw out
of
 Kurt was tossed out of the club for trying to start a fight.
库尔特因企图寻衅打架被赶出俱乐部。
Examples from the Corpus
toss out• When librarians revealed they had culled 100,000 books from the collection and tossed them out, a furor erupted.• On little fields stitched over with drystone we broke snow curds, our sledge tossing us out at the wall.• They kicked open the door and tossed us out into the snow through the back fire exit.• I tossed him out, literally.• A real pilot tossed dynamite sticks out the window of his Cessna.
Examples from the Corpus
toss• The fire was started when a passing motorist carelessly tossed a cigarette out of his car.• Many enjoy the convenience of popping an imitation burger in the microwave or tossing a tofu dog on the grill.• Therefore they are never perfectly at ease and may toss and turn in bed.• Finding none, she poured soda and salt into the crease of her folded hand and tossed both into the flour.• The kite was being tossed by the wind.• And the mare, as if finally understanding, begins to strain, tosses her head wildly, pulls at the reins.• He tossed her last week's edition of the "Herald".• More than 150 farmers and hauliers tossed ideas around.• She tossed it aside and renewed her efforts to contact Georgie and perhaps learn more about the murder.• The hot dog tasted funny, so I tossed it.• As I tossed the bag down the ladder well, the warrant stepped back.• Graham tossed the paperback on to the opposite couchette and made his way to the dining car.• Normally serene palms toss their woolly mop heads like distraught grieving women who can not take any more suffering.• Pour the marinade over the mushrooms and toss them lightly.• The dressing is great tossed with a salad of lettuce, broccoli florets, zucchini and yellow pepper slices.
toss somebody something• Toss me a pillow.
tossed ... coin• Torn between passing the letter to Alice or Amelia, Robert tossed a coin and settled on the latter.• Two girls passed by and tossed coins into his small plastic cup.• I tossed a coin with Bill Wall for this, and won.
toss2 noun [countableC]  
1  THROWthe act of throwing a coin in the air to decide something, especially who will do something first in a game 抛硬币决定
2  HBHa sudden backwards movement of your head, so that your hair moves, often showing anger 甩头，猛一仰头
3. THROWa gentle throw 〔轻轻的〕抛，扔，投
4  not give a toss British EnglishBrE spokenDON'T CARE to not care about something at all 根本不在乎
→ argue the toss at argue(5)
Examples from the Corpus
toss• George faked a toss to Kaufman, and ran in for a touchdown.• With a toss of her head, she walked out of the room.• I don't give - toss how long he's had to learn the part or how difficult it's been.• Gooch won an important toss, put West Indies in, and before long five wickets were down for 29.• And at Chelmsford Northants are batting after winning the toss against Essex.
Origin toss1
(1500-1600) Probably from a Scandinavian language
toss1 verbtoss2 noun
Chinese
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IELTS BNC: 4799 COCA: 2396
toss

noun¹

 1of the head揚頭PREPOSITION | PHRASES PREPOSITION➤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 | PHRASES VERB + 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 | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤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 (often figurative) , 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 (often figurative) 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 | PHRASES ADVERB➤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 | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤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。
IELTS BNC: 4799 COCA: 2396
toss verb
⇨ throw
IELTS BNC: 4799 COCA: 2396

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