tout
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If someone touts something, they try to sell it or convince people that it is good. 兜售; 吹噓[表不滿]
...slick television ads touting the candidates. …吹噓那些候選人的華而不實的電視廣告。
2. V-T If someone touts tickets, they sell them outside a sports stadium or theatre, usually for more than their original value. (在體育場或劇院外) 高價倒賣 (票)[英國英語]
He was trying to pick up some cash touting tickets. 他那時在籌集現(xiàn)金倒賣票。
3. N-COUNT A tout is someone who sells things such as tickets unofficially, usually at prices which are higher than the official ones. 票販子[英國英語]
Another tout said he'd charge $1,000 for a $125 ticket. 另一個票販子說一張$125的票他要價$1000。
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tout /ta?t/ (touting,touted,touts)
劍橋詞典
tout verb (MAKE KNOWN)
[ 及物動詞:后面接賓語的動詞 ]to advertise , talk about, or praise something or someone repeatedly , especially as a way of encouraging people to like, accept , or buy something
(尤指為了提高銷售額、知名度或推動發(fā)展)給…做廣告,宣傳,贊揚,吹捧
The minister has been touting these ideas for some time . 教育部長一段時間以來一直在宣傳這些理念。
He is being widely touted as the next leader of the party . 到處都在宣傳他是黨的下一任領(lǐng)袖。
A local car dealership was touting its services /wares on the radio . 一家地方汽車特許經(jīng)銷商正在當?shù)仉娕_作宣傳。
[ 不及物動詞:后面不接賓語的動詞 ] mainly UK
to repeatedly try to persuade people to buy your goods or services
兜售;招徠
There were hundreds of taxis at the airport , all touting for business /custom . 機場有數(shù)百輛出租車,都在拉生意/招徠乘客。
tout verb (SELL UNOFFICIALLY)
[ 及物動詞:后面接賓語的動詞 ] UK disapproving (US scalp)to sell tickets for something such as a sports game or theatre performance unofficially, usually at a much higher price than the official price
(通常以高出官方價格很多的價格)倒賣,高價出售(體育比賽票、戲票等)
£30 seats for the match were being touted for £500. 30英鎊的比賽門票被票販子高價賣到500英鎊。 返回 tout