影視對白:
Quick! Toss it here!
快,扔到這兒!
今天我們要學的單詞是:toss
1. 扔,拋,投,擲:
eg. He tossed the textbook to me.
他把課本扔給我。
eg. to toss a ball
傳球
2. 突然抬起;突然舉起;突然揚起;(公牛用角)將…挑上去:
eg. She tossed her head in disdain.
她輕蔑地把頭一甩。
eg. He was tossed by the bull.
他被這頭公牛用角挑了起來。
3.(打賭等的)擲(錢幣)以決定某事;與……擲錢幣決定:
eg. The referee tossed a coin to decide which team should kick off.
裁判擲硬幣以決定哪個隊開球。
eg. They agreed to decide the matter by tossing a coin.
他們同意擲硬幣來決定此事。
4. 使顛簸;使震蕩;使搖擺
eg. The small boat was tossed by the storm.
小船被暴風雨吹得顛簸不停。
5. 使…突然傾側:
eg. She tossed her glass to her mouth.
她將杯子舉到嘴邊。
6. 打擾;擾亂;使不安:
eg. The letter tossed her greatly.
那封信使她非常不安。
各種短語:
toss in [新西蘭俚語]放棄;結束
toss and turn 輾轉反側;翻來覆去難以入睡
argue the toss 對(決定)提出異議(或辯論);爭論已決定的事,作無謂的爭執
toss a coin 拋硬幣決定問題;擲硬幣猜正反面的賭博
toss off 一飲而盡
toss up 擲錢幣決勝負;匆匆準備