/tɒs; [US] tɔ:s; tɔs/
v
1 (a) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p, Dn.n, Dn.pr] ~ sth (to sb) throw sth lightly or carelessly or easily 扔; 抛; 掷
*He tossed the book down on the table. 他把书扔在桌子上.
* toss sth aside/away/out 把某物丢在一边[丢开/丢掉]
* They were tossing a ball about. 他们把球扔来扔去.
* He tossed the beggar a coin/tossed a coin to the beggar. 他把一枚硬币扔给乞丐.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] (of a bull, etc) throw (sb) up with the horns （指公牛等）以角挑起（某人）.
2 [Tn, Tn.p] jerk (one's head, etc), esp in contempt or indifference 猛然扭（头等）（尤指以示轻视或冷漠）.
3 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] (cause sb/sth to) move restlessly from side to side or up and down （使某人[某物]）摇荡, 摇摆, 颠簸
*branches tossing in the wind 迎风摇摆的树枝
* I couldn't sleep, but kept tossing and turning/tossing about in bed all night. 我整夜在床上翻来复去睡不着.
* The ship was tossed back and forth by the waves. 那船随波涛颠簸.
4 [Tn, Tn.pr] coat (food) by shaking or turning it in dressing, etc 将（食品）拌上调料等
*toss the salad in oil and vinegar 把油和醋拌入色拉.
5 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ (up) (sth); ~ (sb) for sth send (a coin) spinning up into the air in order to decide sth by chance, according to which side is uppermost when it falls 掷（硬币）作决定
*Have the two captains tossed yet (eg to decide which team will start the match)? 那两个队的队长掷硬币了吗（如决定哪队开球）?
* Who's going to cook tonight? Let's toss up. 今晚谁做饭? 咱们掷硬币决定吧.
* There's only one pillow I'll toss you for it. 只有一个枕头--我跟你掷硬币决定谁用吧.
6 (phr v) toss (oneself) off ( Brit sl 讳, 俚) masturbate 手淫. toss sth off
(a) drink sth straight down 一饮而尽.
(b) produce sth quickly and without much thought or effort 迅速而不费力地做成某事物
*I can toss off my article for the local newspaper in half an hour. 我给本地的报纸写文章只用半小时就可一挥而就.

n
1 tossing action or movement 扔; 抛; 掷; 摇荡; 颠簸
*The decision depended on the toss of a coin.那项决定是靠掷硬币的方法做出的.
* take a toss, ie be thrown from a horse 从马上摔下
* a contemptuous, disdainful, scornful, etc toss of the head 轻蔑地把头一扬.
2 (idm 习语) argue the toss => argue. not give a `toss (about sb/sth) (sl 俚) not care at all 毫不在乎. win/lose the `toss guess correctly/incorrectly when a coin is tossed up which way it will fall (esp to decide which team will start a match) 猜中[猜错]掷硬币的结果（尤指决定哪一队开球）.