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| 1 | the act of throwing something gently or in a slightly careless way （轻轻的或随意的）扔，抛，掷 |
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| 2 | the act of throwing a coin into the air in order to make a decision based on which side the coin falls on 掷硬币决定 | win the toss South Africa won the toss and decided to bat. 南非队在掷硬币中获胜，决定（选择）击球。 | |
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| 3 | the act of moving your head quickly upwards , especially when you are angry or do not care about something （尤指生气或不在乎时的）把头往上扬 | She dismissed the question with a toss of her head. 她把头往上一扬，根本不理会这个问题。 | |
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| - | argue the toss BRITISH
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| to continue to argue about something that has already been decided and is not important |
| （对已经决定且无关紧要的问题）继续争论不休 |
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| - | not give a toss BRITISH informal
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| to not care about something |
| 不在乎 |
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| I don’ t give a toss what they call me. 我不在乎他们叫我什么。 |
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