tout是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 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、知名度或推動發展）給…做廣告，宣傳，讚揚，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. 到處都在宣傳他是党的下一任領袖。

  • A local car dealership was touting its services/wares on the radio. 一家地方汽車特許經銷商正在當地電臺作宣傳。

  • There were hundreds of taxis at the airport, all touting for business/custom. 機場有數百輛出租車，都在拉生意／招徠乘客。

• 1 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。

• 2 a person who touts tickets -- 票販子，黃牛

  • Britain's best-known ticket tout once boasted that he could get you tickets for anything. 英國最有名的票販子曾經誇海口說他甚麼票都能弄到。