tossing
present participle oftoss
| 单词 | tossing |
| 释义 | tossing present 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 Examplesoftossingtossing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The character of musical responsivity was playful, as exemplified in thetossingback and forth of thematic material in new guises. From theCambridge English Corpus Even if we save the lives of either side bytossinga coin, it is still unfair to people who are not saved. From theCambridge English Corpus The problem is that without diggers exposing the quartz andtossingthe "leaverites," there is hardly anything on the ground. From theCambridge English Corpus The two women begantossingverse phrases back and forth giving the composer the idea of using a 'call-and-response' technique for much of the work. From theCambridge English Corpus We might instead, for example, prefer to allocate the life-saving drug bytossinga fair coin, giving an equal chance to both patients. From theCambridge English Corpus I shall then search for an argument which justifies the case fortossinga coin. From theCambridge English Corpus He peeled off a piece of bun,tossingit to a pigeon. From theCambridge English Corpus Then, dramaticallytossingher head back, she extended her arms above her head in an arabesque. From theCambridge English Corpus Tossinga coin to see who goes first is a widely used method. From theCambridge English Corpus In that case, we may as well resort totossinga coin in order to decide whether to save the little girl's life. From theCambridge English Corpus Take for example the action oftossinga coin. From theCambridge English Corpus It would not disagree withtossinga coin. From theCambridge English Corpus We compare the overall bad of unfairness and the difference between the expected number of lives saved bytossinga coin and the number of lives saved for sure. From theCambridge English Corpus If there is only one person on each side,tossinga fair coin might be the principle which no one can reasonably reject from individual standpoints. From theCambridge English Corpus We didn't see our way clear to being as complete and coherent as you have to be in formal work withouttossingout much of the action. 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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