Toss-up
n. 掷钱币, (成败各半的)相等机会
📖 牛津释义
toss-up
n
1 act of tossing a coin 掷硬币.
2 (infml 口) even chance 机会相等
Both players are equally good so it's a toss-up (ie impossible to predict) who will win. 那两个运动员不相上下, 谁能取胜还很难说.
🧩 词语组成解析
toss
[tɔs]
vt.& vi. （轻轻或漫不经心地）扔;（使）摇荡;摇匀;（为…）掷硬币决定;
n. 掷硬币决定;向上甩头;猛仰头（尤指表示恼怒或不耐烦）;（尤指比赛或游戏中）投掷;
up
[ʌp]
adv. 在上面，在高处;起床，起来;向上;由低到高;
adj. 向上的;上升的;竖立的，垂直的;举起的;
vt.& vi. 增加;加速;提高;举起，拿起;
prep. 在…的上端;向高处;沿…而去;向…上游;
n. 上升，升高;兴旺，繁荣;上坡;（价格等）上涨;
🗣️ 情景例句
Many new marriages end in divorce.
许多现代的婚姻以离婚收场。
He has pamphlet.
他有一本小册子。
We've been anxious about you. We were expecting you back much earlier.
我们都为你们着急呢。都盼着你们早点儿回来。