| 释义 |
tossed, ppl. a.|tɒst, -ɔː-|
Also tost.
[f. toss v. + -ed1.]
Thrown about, hurled this way and that; disordered; disturbed, troubled: see the vb.
1621Bp. Hall Heaven upon Earth §4 The galled soule..after many tossed and turned sides, complaines of remedilesse and vnabated torment. 1659R. Cromwell in Clarke Papers (Camden) IV. 297 Oh,..that poore tossed Ingland might at laste finde a quiet harbour! 1780A. Young Tour Irel. I. 265 Wild tossed-about ground. 1807Crabbe Village i. 116 On the tost vessel bend their eager eye. 1825Scott Talism. vi, His tossed couch and impatient gestures showed..the energy and the reckless impatience of a disposition, whose natural sphere was [etc.]. 1844H. G. Robinson Odes of Horace i. xxxii, His toss'd bark made fast to the watery shore.
b. Of a salad: stirred or turned, esp. so as to be coated with dressing (see toss v. 3 e).
1947M. Given Mod. Encycl. Cooking II. 1315 Whole meal tossed salad... Wash and clean all vegetables, chill thoroughly. 1962H. Hood in R. Weaver Canad. Short Stories (1968) 2nd Ser. 207 It was a good hot-weather supper, tossed greens with the correct proportions of vinegar and oil. 1978H. C. Rae Sullivan i. ii. 15 Artichokes, tossed green salad and cold lake trout. |