touts

英 [taʊts]

美 [taʊts]

v.  标榜; 吹捧; 吹嘘; 兜售; 推销; (尤指在剧院、体育场等外)倒卖高价票，卖黑市票
n.  (音乐会、体育比赛等的)卖高价票的人，票贩子
tout的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 兜售;吹嘘
  If someonetoutssomething, they try to sell it or convince people that it is good.
  1. 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。
  2. …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
  3. He was being touted as the most interesting thing in pop…
     他被吹捧为流行乐坛最有意思的家伙。
  4. The product is touted as being completely natural.
     该产品被吹嘘为是全天然的。
  5. …a couple of highly touted novels.
     几本被吹得天花乱坠的小说
• VERB 兜揽;招徕
  If someonetouts forbusiness or custom, they try to obtain it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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 someonetoutstickets, they sell them outside a sports ground or theatre, usually for more than their original value.
  1. ...a man who made his money touting tickets...
     靠倒票捞钱的人
  2. 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。

in AM, use 美国英语用 scalp


• 票贩子;“黄牛”
  Atoutis someone who sells things such as tickets unofficially, usually at prices which are higher than the official ones.

in AM, use 美国英语用 scalper

双语例句

• Microsoft touts that this format is accessible and easily shared.
  Microsoft声称，这种格式易于访问和易于共享。
• Notwithstanding the illegality of this trade, you are advised for your own safety not to follow these touts into any private buildings.
  由于这个行业是违法经营，而且为了个人的安全，请勿跟随表贩进入任何私人楼宇。
• One side touts the benefits of clean energy, calling for government support – federal subsidies, tax credits and stringent air quality, and fuel economy regulations – for renewable sources.
  一方鼓吹清洁能源的好处，为可再生能源呼吁政府支持&联邦补贴、税收抵免和严格的空气质量标准以及对燃料经济性的监管。
• Each vendor naturally touts the strengths of their adopted approach, and highlights the weaknesses inherent in those of their competitors.
  很自然地，每个供应商都吹捧他们采用的方法功能多么强大，同时也强调竞争对手采用的方法固有的弱点。
• In a country in which carmakers are establishing themselves and fighting foreign brands for market share, SAIC touts its British ties.
  中国汽车制造商正纷纷努力站稳脚跟，与外国品牌争夺市场份额，在这种背景下，上汽大力宣传其与英国的关系。
• Although the iPad touts a microphone and speakers, how exactly voice chat will be implemented is still anyone's guess.
  尽管iPad推出了话筒和扬声器，但究竟是否会植入语音电话仍然只是猜测。
• While Alibaba touts itself as largest online and mobile commerce company in the world, the prospectus concedes that the company might become a target for anti-trust regulation in China, and it could be subject to new taxes.
  尽管阿里巴巴宣称自己是全球最大的在线和移动商务公司，它在招股说明书中也承认自己可能会成为中国反垄断监管的目标。另外，它还承认可能会受到新税法的影响。
• With the weather warming up, illegal touts are already out in force in the main tourist areas along the harbour and seafront of Kato Paphos.
  随着天气变暖，非法师爷是列于沿加藤帕福斯港口和海滨旅游区的主要力量了。
• Many vouchers are returned for cash, allowing touts and middlemen to make a healthy profit margin.
  许多月饼券都被兑换成现金，这让券贩子和中间商赚取了不蜚的利润。
• Once you disembark, hordes of taxi touts will pounce on you, asking if you would like a taxi to your hotel.
  一旦你下车，很多的士托儿就会想你涌来，问你要不要作的士去酒店。