tossed
past simple and past participle oftoss
| 单词 | tossed |
| 释义 | tossed past simple and past participle oftoss toss verb uk/tɒs/us/tɑːs/tossverb(THROW)C2[Tusually+ adv/prep] tothrowsomethingcarelessly: Heglancedat theletterand then tossed it into thebin. Thebulltossed him up into theair. [+ two objects]Andrew tossed him theball. to throw something
Throwing
tossverb(FOOD)[T] When you tossfoodyoushakeormixsmallpiecesof it together with asauceordressing: a tossedsalad carrotstossedinbutter toss a pancakeUK toquicklyandsuddenlyliftthepanin which apancake(= athin,flat, roundcake)iscookingso that thepancakegoes up into theairandturnsover beforefallingback into thepan Preparing food
tossverb(MOVE)[T] If you tossyourhairor apartofyourbodyyoumoveit up and backsuddenly: She tossed herheadinannoyance. She tossed back herhair. toss and turnC2[I] tomoveabout fromsidetosideorturna lot inbed,especiallybecause you cannotsleep: I was tossing andturningallnight. Making short, sudden movements
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Animal physiology: not sleeping & not unconscious tossverb(COIN)C1[IorT](alsotosssomeoneforsomething);(UKalsotoss up) tothrowacoinup into theairandguesswhichsidewilllandfacingup, as a way of making adecision: Let's toss (acoin) toseewho'll go first. "I'll toss you for it -headsortails?" Decisions and deciding
Phrasal verbstosssomethingaround tosssomethingaside tosssomethingaway tosssomethingoff toss(someone)off tosssomethingout toss up Examplesoftossedtossed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Below, they are confused and redistributed andtossedaround endlessly. From theCambridge English Corpus As shetossedsilk drapes around her body to create changing forms and shapes, the silk was variously illuminated. From theCambridge English Corpus At the word 'tourbillonnent', human figures aretossedby the same wind that blows on the mandoline in the final lines. From theCambridge English Corpus In the second movement, melody is fragmented and the effect almost pointillistic as ideas aretossedbetween solo instruments in chamber-music fashion. From theCambridge English Corpus But even if he wins that challenge, another baby has just beentossedout with the bathwater. From theCambridge English Corpus The main figure is a naked young woman, arms raised, headtossedback, who reveals her teeth within a barely open mouth. From theCambridge English Corpus It turns out that he should start suspecting something is wrong after 8 heads aretossedin a row, because 0.99r0.58<0.01r0.5. From theCambridge English Corpus The piece concludes with an almost nonchalant gesture, the music seeminglytossedaway by the musicians. From theCambridge English Corpus Hetossedin his chair and looked annoyed. From theCambridge English Corpus Like any tool, it should sometimes betossedaside. From theCambridge English Corpus That is to say, if a coin lands on its edge, then the toss doesn't count as successful, and the coin istossedagain. From theCambridge English Corpus The male lover - headtossedback, mouth wide open, teeth exposed - plays a stringed instrument and sings. From theCambridge English Corpus The baby has diarrhoea, and they settle on its lips, or visit its napkin, which istossedaside. From theCambridge English Corpus The bodies - often twisted together into grotesque positions - weretossedinto mass graves. From theCambridge English Corpus My guess is that most readers who try this test will not achieve better results than if they hadtosseda coin. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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