toss

verb

/tɒs/

/tɔːs/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they toss	/tɒs/ /tɔːs/
he / she / it tosses	/ˈtɒsɪz/ /ˈtɔːsɪz/
past simple tossed	/tɒst/ /tɔːst/
past participle tossed	/tɒst/ /tɔːst/
-ing form tossing	/ˈtɒsɪŋ/ /ˈtɔːsɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

throw

[transitive] to throw something lightly or carelessly（轻轻或漫不经心地）扔，抛，掷

toss something + adv./prep. I tossed the book aside and got up.我把书丢在一边，站了起来。
toss something to somebody He tossed the ball to Anna.他把球抛给了安娜。
toss somebody something He tossed Anna the ball.他把球抛给了安娜。

Synonyms throwthrowtoss ▪ hurl ▪ fling ▪ chuck ▪ lob ▪ bowl ▪ pitchThese words all mean to send something from your hand through the air.throw to send something from your hand or hands through the air:

Some kids were throwing stones at the window.有些孩子在朝窗户扔石头。
She threw the ball and he caught it.她把球抛出来，他接住了。

toss to throw something lightly or carelessly:

She tossed her jacket onto the bed.她把她的短上衣丢到床上。

hurl to throw something violently in a particular direction:

Rioters hurled a brick through the car’s windscreen.暴徒把一块砖猛地扔向汽车，砸破了挡风玻璃。

fling to throw somebody/something somewhere with a lot of force, especially because you are angry or in a hurry:

She flung the letter down onto the table.她把信摔在桌子上。

chuck (especially British English, informal) to throw something carelessly:

I chucked him the keys.我把钥匙扔给了他。

lob (informal) to throw something so that it goes high through the air:

They were lobbing stones over the wall.他们在朝墙那边扔石头。

bowl (in cricket) to throw the ball to the batsmanpitch (in baseball) to throw the ball to the batterPatterns

to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck/lob/bowl/pitch something at/to somebody/something
to throw/toss/fling/chuck something aside/away
to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck/lob/bowl/pitch a ball
to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck stones/rocks/a brick
to throw/toss/hurl/fling something angrily
to throw/toss something casually/carelessly

Extra Examples

He tossed the letter over to me.他把信扔给了我。
She tossed her jacket onto the bed.她把她的短上衣丢到床上。
She picked up the package and casually tossed it into her bag.她捡起那包东西随手扔进手提包里。
The bodies were unceremoniously tossed into mass graves.那些尸体被粗暴地扔进了万人坑。
(figurative) The improvements had to be tossed overboard because of lack of money.改进方案因为缺乏资金而被抛到一边。
(figurative) It's an idea that gets tossed around from time to time.这是一个不时反复掂量的想法。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

carelessly
casually
unceremoniously
…

preposition

into
out of
to
…

coin

[transitive, intransitive] to throw a coin in the air in order to decide something, especially by guessing which side is facing upwards when it lands（为…）掷硬币决定；掷币猜边儿 synonym flip

toss something Let's toss a coin.咱们掷硬币猜边儿决定吧。
toss (somebody) for something (especially British English) 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。
toss up (for something) (British English) We tossed up to see who went first.我们掷硬币决定谁先去。
toss up between A and B (British English, figurative) 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。

related noun toss-upTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

carelessly
casually
unceremoniously
…

preposition

into
out of
to
…

your head

[transitive] toss something to move your head suddenly upwards, especially to show that you are annoyed or impatient仰，向上甩（头，以表示恼怒或不耐烦）

She just tossed her head and walked off.她头一甩，走开了。
She tossed back her blonde hair.她把金发甩到脑后。

side to side/up and down

[intransitive, transitive] to move or make somebody/something move from side to side or up and down（使）摇摆，挥动，颠簸

Branches were tossing in the wind.树枝随风摇曳。
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。
She tossed about restlessly all night with a high fever.她发高烧，一夜辗转反侧。
toss somebody/something Our boat was being tossed by the huge waves.我们的船随着巨浪颠簸。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

restlessly
about
around
…

phrases

toss and turn

in cooking

[transitive] toss something to shake or turn food in order to cover it with oil, butter, etc.摇匀；翻动（以沾油、奶酪等）

Drain the pasta and toss it in melted butter.把面条的汤控干，在融化了的黄油里搅拌。
Toss the vegetables lightly in olive oil.把蔬菜放在橄榄油里轻轻翻动一下。
Pour the vinaigrette over the salad and toss well.将油醋汁倒在沙拉上，搅拌均匀。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

gently
lightly
well
…

preposition

[transitive] toss a pancake (British English) to throw a pancake upwards so that it turns over in the air and lands back in the frying pan so you can fry the other side把（煎饼）颠起翻面

Word Originearly 16th cent.: of unknown origin.

toss

noun

/tɒs/

/tɔːs/

[usually singular]Idioms

of coin

an act of throwing a coin in the air in order to decide something掷硬币决定

The final result was decided on/by the toss of a coin.最后的结果是掷硬币决定的。
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

Extra Examples

England won the toss and chose to kick off.英格兰队猜先胜出，选择先开球。
The team captains called the toss (= guessed which way a coin would land).两队队长猜先。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + the toss

lose
win
call
…

preposition

with a toss

phrases

the toss of a coin

of head

toss of your head an act of moving your head suddenly upwards, especially to show that you are annoyed or impatient向上甩头，猛仰头（尤指表示恼怒或不耐烦）

She dismissed the question with a toss of her head.她一扬头，对这一问题不予理睬。

Oxford Collocations Dictionarypreposition

with a toss

phrases

a toss of your/the head

throw

an act of throwing something, especially in a competition or game（尤指比赛或游戏中）投掷

a toss of 10 metres10 米远的投掷

Word Originearly 16th cent.: of unknown origin.

Idioms

argue the toss

(British English, informal) to continue to disagree about a decision, especially when it is too late to change it or it is not very important（对决定）徒然反对，做无谓的争执Topics Opinion and argumentc2

not give a toss (about somebody/something)

(British English, slang) to not care at all about somebody/something一点不在乎；毫不关心
- Nobody gives a toss what you think!没有人会关心你的想法！