单词 | toss |
释义 | toss —toss /tɒs/ aep /tɑːs/ noun (THROW) a toss of a coinF0 an act of throwing a coin in the air and guessing which side will land facing upward as a way of deciding something Thesaurus+: ↑Decisions and decidingThesaurus+: ↑Gambling and bookmaking , ↑Taking riskswin/lose the tossF0 to guess correctly/wrongly which side of a coin will be facing up when it lands on the ground after being thrown Thesaurus+: ↑Gambling and bookmaking , ↑Taking risksF0 [C] an act of throwing something in a careless or relaxed way Thesaurus+: ↑Throwingnoun [C usually singular] (MOVEMENT) ► F0 a sudden quick movement: » "I don't care," she replied with a toss of her head.Thesaurus+: ↑Making short, sudden movementsverb (FOOD) ↑Verb Endings for toss F0 [T] When you toss food you shake or mix small pieces of it together with a sauce or dressing: » a tossed salad» carrots tossed in butterThesaurus+: ↑Preparing food , ↑Preparing food using heattoss a pancake UKF0 to quickly and suddenly lift the pan in which a pancake (= a thin, flat, round cake) is cooking so that the pancake goes up into the air and turns over before falling back into the pan Thesaurus+: ↑Preparing food , ↑Preparing food using heatverb (MOVE) ↑Verb Endings for toss F0 [T] If you toss your hair or a part of your body you move it up and back suddenly: » She tossed her head in annoyance.» She tossed back her hair.Thesaurus+: ↑Making short, sudden movementstoss and turn C2 [I]F0 to move about from side to side or turn a lot in bed, especially because you cannot sleep: » I was tossing and turning all night.Thesaurus+: ↑Not sleeping and not unconsciousverb [I or T] (ALSO toss sb for sth, ALSO toss up) (COIN) ↑Verb Endings for toss ► C1 to throw a coin up into the air and guess which side will land facing up, as a way of making a decision: » Let's toss a coin/Let's toss up to see who'll go first.» "I'll toss you for it - heads or tails?"Thesaurus+: ↑Decisions and decidingThesaurus+: ↑Gambling and bookmaking , ↑Taking risksverb [T usually + adv/prep] (THROW) ↑Verb Endings for toss ► C2 to throw something carelessly: » He glanced at the letter and then tossed it into the bin.» The bull tossed him up into the air.» [+ two objects] Andrew tossed him the ball.Thesaurus+: ↑Throwing• • • Extra Examples:» Let's toss a coin to see who'll go first.» He tossed the letter into the bin.» They tossed the beggars a few coins.» I tossed a few clothes into a suitcase.» I tossed a clove of garlic into the stew. |
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