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
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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。 来自柯林斯例句
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。 来自柯林斯例句
3. Do not toss the salad until you're ready to serve. 到快上菜时再轻轻搅拌色拉。 来自柯林斯例句
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。 来自柯林斯例句
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。 来自柯林斯例句