英语词汇“heads or tails”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

heads or tails n., adj., and int. (a) n. a game of chance in which players try to predict which way up a tossed coin will fall (see sense 4b); cf. cross and pile at pile n.² 1; (b) adj. (in predicative use) evenly balanced between two equally likely outcomes; dictated by chance; (c) int. used as a request to predict which way up a tossed coin will fall.

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1675Heads or tails [see sense 4b].

1684 T. Otway Atheist ii. 17 As the Boys do by their Farthings..go to Heads or Tails for 'em.

1771 T. Bridges Adventures of Bank-note IV. xx. 186 This affair seemed like a law-suit, where it is only heads or tails, whether the best or worst gets it.

1812 Bk. Games ii. 19 Who has a half-penny, to toss up for first innings? O, here is one; heads or tails?

1844 New World 10 Feb. 187/1 Some truant boys, who have stolen into a barn to play ‘heads or tails’.

1886 J. C. Battersby Bridle Bits i. 31 With this gait it is ‘heads or tails’ which gets tired first—the horse or the rider.

1899 W. Harvey Sc. Life & Char. xi. 347 I lost it [sc. money] wi' anither laddie at heads or tails.

1929 Morning Call (Laurel, Mississippi) 6 Oct. 2/6 The teams are evenly matched and it's ‘heads or tails’ who wins.

1995 J. L. Singman & W. McLean Daily Life Chaucer's Eng. ix. 189 Cross and Pile was another simple pastime, exactly the same as modern Heads or Tails.

2008 Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minnesota) (Nexis) 5 Aug. (Family Fun Mag.) Troy pulled a quarter from his pocket. ‘Heads or tails?’ he asked.

2012 Daily Star (Nexis) 31 Mar. I think it's heads or tails who wins that one. Both teams will be under pressure.

单词	heads or tails
释义	> as lemmas heads or tails heads or tails n., adj., and int. (a) n. a game of chance in which players try to predict which way up a tossed coin will fall (see sense 4b); cf. cross and pile at pile n.² 1; (b) adj. (in predicative use) evenly balanced between two equally likely outcomes; dictated by chance; (c) int. used as a request to predict which way up a tossed coin will fall. ΚΠ 1675Heads or tails [see sense 4b]. 1684 T. Otway Atheist ii. 17 As the Boys do by their Farthings..go to Heads or Tails for 'em. 1771 T. Bridges Adventures of Bank-note IV. xx. 186 This affair seemed like a law-suit, where it is only heads or tails, whether the best or worst gets it. 1812 Bk. Games ii. 19 Who has a half-penny, to toss up for first innings? O, here is one; heads or tails? 1844 New World 10 Feb. 187/1 Some truant boys, who have stolen into a barn to play ‘heads or tails’. 1886 J. C. Battersby Bridle Bits i. 31 With this gait it is ‘heads or tails’ which gets tired first—the horse or the rider. 1899 W. Harvey Sc. Life & Char. xi. 347 I lost it [sc. money] wi' anither laddie at heads or tails. 1929 Morning Call (Laurel, Mississippi) 6 Oct. 2/6 The teams are evenly matched and it's ‘heads or tails’ who wins. 1995 J. L. Singman & W. McLean Daily Life Chaucer's Eng. ix. 189 Cross and Pile was another simple pastime, exactly the same as modern Heads or Tails. 2008 Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minnesota) (Nexis) 5 Aug. (Family Fun Mag.) Troy pulled a quarter from his pocket. ‘Heads or tails?’ he asked. 2012 Daily Star (Nexis) 31 Mar. I think it's heads or tails who wins that one. Both teams will be under pressure. extracted from headn.¹ < as lemmas
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