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Tout Verb Sell Touting Tickets 英[Taʊt 美[Taʊt Vt

单词 tout
音标
英[taʊt] 美[taʊt]
解释
vt.& vi.兜售;招徕;刺探赛马情报;n.侦查者;招揽员;
例句

VERB
兜售;吹嘘
If someone touts something, they try to sell it or convince people that it is good.
例:It has the trappings of an election campaign in the United States, with slick television ads touting the candidates.它具有美国竞选活动的典型特征,即通过华而不实的电视广告来吹嘘候选人。
例:…a popular advertising industry practice of using performers to tout products…广告业常用的利用艺人来兜售产品的做法

VERB
兜揽;招徕
If someone touts for business or custom, they try to obtain it.
例:He visited Thailand and Singapore to tout for investment...他访问了泰国与新加坡,以期招揽投资。
例:Minicabs are not allowed to tout for hire on the streets.小型出租车禁止在街上兜揽生意。

VERB
(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.
例:...a man who made his money touting tickets...靠倒票捞钱的人
例:The queue stretches several hundred yards and tickets are touted for a tenner.队伍排得有几百码长,票被炒到 10 英镑一张。

N-COUNT
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.
变形
third:touts~done:touted~pl:touts~ing:touting~past:touted~

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