n. 陶特〔姓氏〕。 vi. 招徕，兜售；死乞白赖地劝诱；〔美国〕拉选票 (for); 秘密打听(赛马)情报 (round)。 vt. 1.竭力称许[推荐]；招徕，兜售。 2.打听有关…的消息；暗通。 3.提供赛马情报；〔美国〕供给(赛马)情报；做(赛马)情报员。 n. 劝诱；招揽；招揽员；(赛马)情报员，暗通消息的人；〔口语〕替盗贼把风的人。
one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack) 同义词：tipster,
someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way 同义词：touter,
someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit 同义词：ticket tout,
show off 同义词：boast, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade,
advertize in strongly positive terms; "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention"
In British English, a tout is any person who solicits business or employment in a persistent and annoying manner (generally equivalent to a solicitor or barker in American English, or a spruiker in Australian English). According to the American Bar Association, touting occurs when a person advertises, promotes, or otherwise describes a security for sale without disclosing that the person is being paid to do so.
例句与用法
1.
People said that he touted for his mother and sister . 据说，他给母亲和姐姐拉生意。
2.
Le chapeau gris ne va pas du tout avec votre teint 灰帽子和您的脸色一点都不配。
3.
She ' s being touted as the next leader of the party 她被吹捧为该党的下一任领导人。
4.
I told him tout court that his services were not required 我简单地告诉他不需要他的帮助。
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