toss

verb

扔 throw

1. （轻轻或漫不经心地）扔，抛，掷
   to throw sth lightly or carelessly
   1. I tossed the book aside and got up.
      我把书丢在一边，站了起来。
   2. He tossed the ball to Anna.
      他把球抛给了安娜。
   3. He tossed Anna the ball.
      他把球抛给了安娜。

头 your head

2. 甩（头，以表示恼怒或不耐烦）
   to move your head suddenly upwards, especially to show that you are annoyed or impatient
   1. She just tossed her head and walked off.
      她头一甩，走开了。

左右；上下 side to side/up and down

3. （使）摇摆，挥动，颠簸
   to move or make sb/sth move from side to side or up and down
   1. Branches were tossing in the wind.
      树枝随风摇曳。
   2. I couldn't sleep but kept tossing and turning in bed all night.
      我彻夜在床上辗转反侧不能成眠。
   3. Our boat was being tossed by the huge waves.
      我们的船随着巨浪颠簸。

烹调 in cooking

4. 摇匀；翻动（以沾油、奶酪等）
   to shake or turn food in order to cover it with oil, butter, etc.
   1. Drain the pasta and toss it in melted butter.
      把面条的汤控干，在溶化了的黄油里搅拌。
5. 把（煎饼）颠起翻面
   to throw a pancake upwards so that it turns over in the air and you can fry the other side

硬币 coin

6. （为…）掷硬币决定；掷币猜边儿
   to throw a coin in the air in order to decide sth, especially by guessing which side is facing upwards when it lands
   1. There's only one ticket left─I'll toss you for it.
      只剩一张票，我来与你掷币决定给谁。
   2. Let's toss a coin .
      咱们掷硬币猜边儿决定吧。
   3. We tossed up to see who went first.
      我们掷硬币决定谁先去。
   4. He had to toss up between (= decide between) paying the rent or buying food.
      他不得不在付房租和买食品之间作出决定。

noun

硬币 of coin

1. 掷硬币决定
   an act of throwing a coin in the air in order to decide sth
   1. The final result was decided on/by the toss of a coin .
      最后的结果是掷硬币决定的。
   2. to win/lose the toss (= to guess correctly/wrongly which side of a coin will face upwards when it lands on the ground after it has been thrown in the air)
      猜中 / 猜错所掷硬币朝上的一面

头 of head

2. 向上甩头，猛仰头（尤指表示恼怒或不耐烦）
   an act of moving your head suddenly upwards, especially to show that you are annoyed or impatient
   1. She dismissed the question with a toss of her head.
      她一扬头，对这一问题不予理睬。

扔 throw

3. （尤指比赛或游戏中）投掷
   an act of throwing sth, especially in a competition or game
   1. a toss of 10 metres
      10米远的投掷

1. VERB 扔；抛；掷
   If you toss something somewhere, you throw it there lightly, often in a rather careless way.
   1. He screwed the paper into a ball and tossed it into the fire...
      他把纸揉成一团扔进火里。
   2. He tossed his blanket aside and got up…
      他把毯子掀到一边起了身。
   3. He tossed Malone a can of beer, and took one himself.
      他扔给马隆一罐啤酒，自己也拿了一罐。
2. VERB (常表示愤怒或轻蔑地)甩(头或头发)
   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.
   1. 'I'm sure I don't know.' Cook tossed her head...
      “我确信我不知道。”库克一甩头说。
   2. Gasping, she tossed her hair out of her face.
      她气喘吁吁地把头发从脸上甩开。
   3. Toss is also a noun.
      
   4. With a toss of his head and a few hard gulps, Bob finished the last of his beer.
      鲍勃猛一仰脖，咕嘟咕嘟几大口喝完了杯中剩下的啤酒。
3. VERB 掷(硬币以决定)
   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.
   1. We tossed a coin to decide who would go out and buy the buns.
      我们掷硬币决定谁出去买小圆面包。
   2. Toss is also a noun.
      
   3. It would be better to decide it on the toss of a coin.
      还不如用抛硬币的方法来决定。
4. N-SING 掷硬币决定
   The toss is a way of deciding something, such as who is going to go first in a game, that consists of spinning a coin into the air and guessing which side of the coin will face upwards when it lands.
   1. Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first.
      孟加拉国队掷硬币赢了，决定先击球。
5. VERB 使摇动;使颠簸
   If something such as the wind or sea tosses an object, it causes it to move from side to side or up and down.
   1. The seas grew turbulent, tossing the small boat like a cork...
      海浪变得汹涌澎湃，把小船像漂浮的软木塞一样抛来甩去。
   2. As the plane was tossed up and down, the pilot tried to stabilise it.
      飞机上下颠簸，飞行员试图将其稳住。
6. VERB （在液体中）轻轻搅拌(食物)
   If you toss food while preparing it, you put pieces of it into a liquid and lightly shake them so that they become covered with the liquid.
   1. Do not toss the salad until you're ready to serve...
      到快上菜时再轻轻搅拌色拉。
   2. Add the grated orange rind and toss the apple slices in the mixture...
      加入磨碎的橙皮，再将苹果片在其中轻拌。
   3. Serve straight from the dish with a tossed green salad.
      配上拌过了的田园色拉直接上桌。
7. See also: toss-up
8. PHRASE 为不重要的事争论不休
   If you say that someone argues the toss, you are criticizing them for continuing to argue for longer than is necessary about something that is not very important.
   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。
   2. 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。
9. PHRASE 介意，在乎
   If you say that you do not give a toss about someone or something, you are emphasizing that you do not care about them at all.
   1. Well, who gives a toss about sophistication anyway?...
      嗯，不管怎样，谁会在意高雅时髦呢？
   2. I don't give a toss what people think…
      我才不在乎人们怎么想呢。
   3. The rest of us really couldn't give a toss; money's what we want.
      我们其余这些人根本不在乎：我们想要的就是钱。
10. PHRASE 辗转反侧;翻来覆去
    If you toss and turn, you keep moving around in bed and cannot sleep properly, for example because you are ill or worried.
    1. You feel as if you've been tossing and turning all night, and wake up feeling worn out.
       感觉就像整夜翻来覆去睡不着、醒来时浑身疲惫一样。

1. 'We might toss up for it,' suggested Ted. 'If it's heads, then we'll talk.'
   “我们可以掷硬币来决定。”特德建议道，“如果是正面，我们就谈谈。”
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。
3. He worked steadily, and fast, pausing only to toss away clumps of grass roots
   他平稳快速地工作着，只在扔掉草根块儿时停顿一下。
4. He tossed his blanket aside and got up
   他把毯子掀到一边起了身。
5. He tossed Malone a can of beer, and took one himself.
   他扔给马隆一罐啤酒，自己也拿了一罐。
6. 'I'm sure I don't know.' Cook tossed her head
   “我确信我不知道。”库克一甩头说。
7. Gasping, she tossed her hair out of her face.
   她气喘吁吁地把头发从脸上甩开。
8. We tossed a coin to decide who would go out and buy the buns.
   我们掷硬币决定谁出去买小圆面包。
9. Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first.
   孟加拉国队掷硬币赢了，决定先击球。
10. The seas grew turbulent, tossing the small boat like a cork
    海浪变得汹涌澎湃，把小船像漂浮的软木塞一样抛来甩去。
11. As the plane was tossed up and down, the pilot tried to stabilise it.
    飞机上下颠簸，飞行员试图将其稳住。
12. Do not toss the salad until you're ready to serve
    到快上菜时再轻轻搅拌色拉。
13. Add the grated orange rind and toss the apple slices in the mixture
    加入磨碎的橙皮，再将苹果片在其中轻拌。
14. Serve straight from the dish with a tossed green salad.
    配上拌过了的田园色拉直接上桌。
15. They were still arguing the toss about the first goal
    他们仍在为第一个进球争论不休。
16. 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。
17. Well, who gives a toss about sophistication anyway?
    嗯，不管怎样，谁会在意高雅时髦呢？
18. I don't give a toss what people think
    我才不在乎人们怎么想呢。
19. The rest of us really couldn't give a toss; money's what we want.
    我们其余这些人根本不在乎：我们想要的就是钱。
20. You feel as if you've been tossing and turning all night, and wake up feeling worn out.
    感觉就像整夜翻来覆去睡不着、醒来时浑身疲惫一样。
21. Just try to get off to sleep for a while. Don't toss and turn restlessly.
    凑合着睡一会儿，别折腾了。
22. When tears come down like falling rain, you'll toss around and call my name.
    当泪如雨下，你将辗转反侧呼唤我的名字。
23. Did you win some toss?
    你赢了一些折腾？
24. I'll toss a coin, you choose heads or tails.
    我掷硬币，你选正反。
25. What if I toss it to you and then you throw it?
    我把它扔给你，你再扔出去怎么样？
26. If he doesn't look for you, toss a pebble to make him notice you are missing.
    如果他没有找你，丢块小石头让他注意到你不见了。
27. If I spilt the salt, I should toss a pinch over my left shoulder to ward off misfortune.
    如果我把盐弄撒了，我就得拾起一撮盐从左臂上扔过去以避免灾祸。
28. Let's toss a coin to decide.
    让我们来抛硬币决定吧！
29. Can you toss me a can of soda?
    你可以丢一罐汽水给我吗？
30. I'll toss you for it.
    我和你掷钱币决定此事。

  throw cast fling pitch toss【导航词义：投，掷】

  throw v. 扔，投，掷

〔辨析〕普通用词，指用力抛掷，不涉及动作方式或感情色彩。

  cast v. 〈文〉抛，投，扔

〔辨析〕多指迅速扔出一个较轻的物体，如书、球、包等，常可与 throw 换用。

  fling v. 抛，扔

〔辨析〕指用力投掷；也可指感情激动时粗鲁而随便地扔东西，此时常伴有某种较强烈的感情色彩。

  pitch v. 投，掷，扔

〔辨析〕通常指仔细瞄准后用力地掷或扔，侧重方向性及明确的目标。

  toss v. 投，掷，抛

〔辨析〕尤指随意地扔、掷比较轻的东西，如书、报纸等。

toss off

toss sb/yourself off

1. 手淫；对某人行手淫
   to give yourself sexual pleasure by rubbing your sex organs; to give sb sexual pleasure by rubbing their sex organs
   1. I tossed the book aside and got up.
      我把书丢在一边，站了起来。
   2. He tossed the ball to Anna.
      他把球抛给了安娜。
   3. He tossed Anna the ball.
      他把球抛给了安娜。

toss sth↔off

1. 未经思索（或费力）很快做好
   to produce sth quickly and without much thought or effort
   1. She just tossed her head and walked off.
      她头一甩，走开了。

n.

not give a toss (about sb/sth)

• 毫不介意；满不在乎
  to not care at all about sb/sth

argue the toss

• （对决定）徒然反对，作无谓的争执
  to continue to disagree about a decision, especially when it is too late to change it or it is not very important

noun

1. (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
   1. the pass was fumbled

   Synonym:    passflip

2. an abrupt movement
   1. a toss of his head

3. the act of flipping a coin

   Synonym:    flip

verb

1. agitate
   1. toss the salad

2. throw or toss with a light motion
   1. flip me the beachball
   2. toss me newspaper

   Synonym:    flipskypitch

3. throw carelessly
   1. chuck the ball

   Synonym:    chuck

4. move or stir about violently
   1. The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed

   Synonym:    convulsethreshthresh aboutthrashthrash aboutslashjactitate

5. lightly throw to see which side comes up
   1. I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!

   Synonym:    flip

6. throw or cast away
   1. Put away your worries

   Synonym:    discardflingtoss outtoss awaychuck outcast asidedisposethrow outcast outthrow awaycast awayput away