toss
英[t?s]
美[t?s]
- n. 投擲；搖蕩；投擲的距離；擲幣賭勝負
- vt. 投擲；使…不安；突然抬起；使…上下搖動；與…擲幣打賭
- vi. 輾轉；被亂扔；顛簸；擲錢幣決定某事
- n. (Toss)人名；(瑞典)托斯
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?tosses;過去式:?tossed;過去分詞:?tossed;現在分詞:?tossing;
助記提示
1. 諧音“投石”。
中文詞源
toss 扔，拋，搖擺，顛簸
詞源不詳。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. They were still arguing the toss about the first goal.
- 他們仍在為第一個進球爭論不休。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Remove from the heat, add the parsley, toss and serve at once.
- 端離爐子，加上歐芹，顛起翻面后就立刻上桌。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Do not toss the salad until you're ready to serve.
- 到快上菜時再輕輕攪拌色拉。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. They spend so much time arguing the toss over inconsequential matters.
- 他們花了這么多時間為無關緊要的事爭個沒完。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first.
- 孟加拉國隊擲硬幣贏了，決定先擊球。
來自柯林斯例句