toss-up

英 [ˈtɒs ʌp]

美 [ˈtɔːs ʌp]

n.  (两种选择、结果等的)同样可能，均等机会

牛津词典

noun

• （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
  1. ‘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。”

柯林斯词典

• 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 atoss-upwhether one thing will happen or another thing will happen, you mean that either result seems equally likely.
  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。

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It's a toss-up between going to India or china.
  很难选择是去印度还是去中国。
• 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。
• 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）。
• 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。