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。
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。
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 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。