影视对白:
Quick! Toss it here!
快,扔到这儿!
今天我们要学的单词是:toss
1. 扔,抛,投,掷:
eg. He tossed the textbook to me.
他把课本扔给我。
eg. to toss a ball
传球
2. 突然抬起;突然举起;突然扬起;(公牛用角)将…挑上去:
eg. She tossed her head in disdain.
她轻蔑地把头一甩。
eg. He was tossed by the bull.
他被这头公牛用角挑了起来。
3.(打赌等的)掷(钱币)以决定某事;与……掷钱币决定:
eg. The referee tossed a coin to decide which team should kick off.
裁判掷硬币以决定哪个队开球。
eg. They agreed to decide the matter by tossing a coin.
他们同意掷硬币来决定此事。
4. 使颠簸;使震荡;使摇摆
eg. The small boat was tossed by the storm.
小船被暴风雨吹得颠簸不停。
5. 使…突然倾侧:
eg. She tossed her glass to her mouth.
她将杯子举到嘴边。
6. 打扰;扰乱;使不安:
eg. The letter tossed her greatly.
那封信使她非常不安。
各种短语:
toss in [新西兰俚语]放弃;结束
toss and turn 辗转反侧;翻来覆去难以入睡
argue the toss 对(决定)提出异议(或辩论);争论已决定的事,作无谓的争执
toss a coin 抛硬币决定问题;掷硬币猜正反面的赌博
toss off 一饮而尽
toss up 掷钱币决胜负;匆匆准备