toss /tɒs/ CET4 TEM4 ( tossing, tossed, tosses )

• 1. 

  V-T If you toss something somewhere, you throw it there lightly, often in a careless way. 扔

  例：

  Just toss it in the rubbish.

  把它扔进垃圾桶就可以了。

• 2. 

  V-T If you toss your head or toss your hair, you move your head backward, quickly and suddenly, often as a way of expressing an emotion such as anger or contempt. 甩 (表达愤怒、蔑视等情感)

  例：

  "I'm sure I don't know." Deb tossed her head.

  “我确实不知道。”德布甩头说道。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT Toss is also a noun. 后甩

  例：

  With a toss of his head and a few hard gulps, Bob finished the last of his beer.

  鲍勃仰头咕咚咕咚几大口喝完了剩下的啤酒。

• 4. 

  V-T 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 upward when it lands. 抛 (硬币)

  例：

  We tossed a coin to decide who would go out and buy the bagels.

  我们抛硬币来决定谁出去买百吉圈。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT Toss is also a noun. 抛硬币的方法

  例：

  It would be better to decide it on the toss of a coin.

  最好用抛硬币的方式来对此事做决定。

• 6. 

  PHRASE If you toss and turn, you keep moving around in bed and cannot sleep, for example, because you are sick or worried. 辗转反侧

  例：

  I try to go back to sleep and toss and turn for a while.

  我努力重新入睡，辗转反侧了一会儿。