英语单词 | tout |
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英美音标 | 英 [taʊt] 美 [taʊt] |
中文释义 | v.兜售;高价卖;刺探;吹捧 n.贩子 |
英语例句 | (1) We should tout our wares on television. (2) Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. will tout their latest models at the Beijing car show tomorrow. (3) The politician was touted as a friend of people. |
中文例句 | (1) 我们应该在电视上兜售商品。 (2) 日本丰田、本田和日产汽车公司在昨日开幕的北京国际车展上极力推介自己的新产品。 (3) 这个政客被吹捧为人民之友。 |
vocabulary简明 | To tout means to praise, boast, or brag about. If you like to tout your skill as a skier, you tell people you can go down expert-level hills. |
vocabulary扩展 | Sometimes parents will get into bragging wars about their children, each touting the accomplishments of his or her child. Sometimes the word means more of "to claim." The company touted the lotion as a solution to wrinkles. Broccoli has been touted as the cancer-fighting vegetable. In England, a tout is a person who gives advice about gambling. If you're looking to play some money on the ponies, go see the tout who hangs out at Jackie’s bar for a tip. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]兜售;吹嘘 If someone touts something, they try to sell it or convince people that it is good. [V n] [ [V-ed] [disapproval]
2 [VERB 动词]兜揽;招徕 If someone touts for business or custom, they try to obtain it. [V [mainly BRIT 主英]
3 [VERB 动词](在体育场或剧院外)倒卖(高价票) If someone touts tickets, they sell them outside a sports ground or theatre, usually for more than their original value. [V n] [BRIT 英]
in AM, use 美国英语用 scalp 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]票贩子;“黄牛” A tout is someone who sells things such as tickets unofficially, usually at prices which are higher than the official ones. [BRIT 英] in AM, use 美国英语用 scalper |
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