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toss-up

美 [ˈtɔːs ʌp]英 [ˈtɒs ʌp]
  • n.(两种选择、结果等的)同样可能,均等机会

复数: toss-ups

toss-uptoss-up

noun

sing.(两种选择、结果等的)同样可能,均等机会
a situation in which either of two choices, results, etc. is equally possible

‘Have you decided on the colour yet?’ ‘ It's a toss-up between the blue and the green.’

“你决定了要什么颜色没有?”“在蓝色和绿色之间实在难以取舍。”

toss-up

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    N-COUNT (发生几率各半的)相等机会;难以定夺的事
    If you say that it is a toss-up whether one thing will happen or another thing will happen, you mean that either result seems equally likely.

    It's a toss-up whether oil prices will go up or down over the days ahead.

    油价在今后的日子里会上涨还是下跌都有可能。

noun

1
an unpredictable phenomenon
it's a toss-up whether he will win or lose
Synonym: tossup even chance

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  1. It 's a toss-up whether oil prices will go up or down over the days ahead .

    油价在今后的日子里会上涨还是下跌都有可能。

  2. It was a toss-up which company would get the contract .

    哪个公司会得到这份合同尚难预料。

  3. It was a toss-up who would get there first .

    谁会先到达那里,很难说。

  4. It 's a toss-up between going to India or china .

    很难选择是去印度还是去中国。

  5. Both players are equally good so it 's a toss-up who will win .

    那两个运动员不相上下,谁能取胜还很难说。

  6. The election is a toss-up , the winner still has not been determined .

    这场选举胜负难分,截至目前还不知鹿死谁手。

  7. A : Would you like a sandwich or cereal ? B : It 's a toss-up .

    It'satoss-up.可能性一半一半吧。你要吃三明治还是麦片粥?

  8. They are both handsome and rich , and it is quite a toss-up who will win Mary 's hand .

    他们两人都又英俊又有钱,玛丽会嫁给谁,实在很难说。

  9. I 'm not sure whether the headmaster will throw him out or give him a second chance . It 's a complete toss-up .

    我不敢肯定校长是要开除他还是再给他一次机会。这完全是个说不准的事。

  10. Laura : They are both handsome and rich , and it is quite a toss-up who will win her hand .

    劳拉:他们两个帅气又有钱。玛丽会选谁,实在说不准。

  11. Looking further back , if you had to choose between the material progress of the 20th century and the improvements in health , it would be a toss-up .

    回顾更久远的岁月,如果你必须在20世纪物质方面的进步,和医疗保健方面的改善中进行选择,这实在是难以取舍。

  12. A good system gives you an edge in the long run , but there is a great deal of randomness in the markets , and any single trade is close to a toss-up .

    从长远来看,一套优秀的系统会给你带来一定的优势,但市场中充满了大量的随机性,任何单笔交易的成败都是难以预料的。

  13. Seems that informal surveys of existing shareholders have indicated the buyout vote is a toss-up , and there are strong hints that ISS will come out in opposition ( something that may sway just enough shares to matter ) .

    看起来对现有股东的非正式调查表明,他们对收购计划的态度莫衷一是,有明显迹象显示代理权顾问公司ISS将出面反对(也许会动摇足够的股权,让事态发生转变)。

  14. For the second year in a row , US President Barack Obama led the ranking , with Forbes noting that he won the popular vote , an electoral college majority , and seven of the seven toss-up states in the November election .

    美国总统奥巴马是连续第二年登顶这一排行榜,福布斯指出奥巴马在11月大选中赢得了普选,获得了选举团的多数票,还获得了全部七个关键摇摆州的支持。