英语词汇“tout”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense touts, present participle touting, past tense, past participle touted

1. verb

If someone touts something, they try to sell it or convince people that it is good.

[disapproval]

It has the trappings of an election campaign in the United States, with slick televisionads touting the candidates. [VERB noun]

...a popular advertising industry practice of using performers to tout products. [VERB noun]

He was being touted as the most interesting thing in pop. [beV-ed as n/adj/-ing]

The product is touted as being completely natural. [beV-ed as n/adj/-ing]

...a couple of highly touted novels. [VERB-ed]

Synonyms: praise, tip, promote, urge More Synonyms of tout

2. verb

If someone touts for business or custom, they try to obtain it.

[mainly British]

He visited Thailand and Singapore to tout for investment. [VERB + for]

Minicabs are not allowed to tout for hire on the streets. [VERB for noun]

Synonyms: solicit, canvass, drum up, bark [US, informal] More Synonyms of tout

3. verb

If someone touts tickets, they sell them outside a sports ground or theatre, usually for more than their original value.

[British]

...a man who made his money touting tickets. [VERB noun]

The queue stretches several hundred yards and tickets are touted for a tenner. [VERB noun]

regional note: in AM, use scalp

4. countable noun

A tout is someone who sells things such as tickets unofficially, usually at prices whichare higher than the official ones.

[British]regional note: in AM, use scalper

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单词	tout
释义	Trends of tout View usage for: tout (taʊt) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense touts, present participle touting, past tense, past participle touted 1. verb If someone touts something, they try to sell it or convince people that it is good. [disapproval] It has the trappings of an election campaign in the United States, with slick televisionads touting the candidates. [VERB noun] ...a popular advertising industry practice of using performers to tout products. [VERB noun] He was being touted as the most interesting thing in pop. [beV-ed as n/adj/-ing] The product is touted as being completely natural. [beV-ed as n/adj/-ing] ...a couple of highly touted novels. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: praise, tip, promote, urge More Synonyms of tout 2. verb If someone touts for business or custom, they try to obtain it. [mainly British] He visited Thailand and Singapore to tout for investment. [VERB + for] Minicabs are not allowed to tout for hire on the streets. [VERB for noun] Synonyms: solicit, canvass, drum up, bark [US, informal] More Synonyms of tout 3. verb If someone touts tickets, they sell them outside a sports ground or theatre, usually for more than their original value. [British] ...a man who made his money touting tickets. [VERB noun] The queue stretches several hundred yards and tickets are touted for a tenner. [VERB noun] regional note: in AM, use scalp 4. countable noun A tout is someone who sells things such as tickets unofficially, usually at prices whichare higher than the official ones. [British]regional note: in AM, use scalper More Synonyms of tout tout in British English (taʊt) verb 1. to solicit (business, customers, etc) or hawk (merchandise), esp in a brazen way 2. (intransitive) a. to spy on racehorses being trained in order to obtain information for betting purposes b. to sell, or attempt to sell, such information or to take bets, esp in public places 3. (transitive) informal to recommend flatteringly or excessively noun 4. a. a person who spies on racehorses so as to obtain betting information to sell b. a person who sells information obtained by such spying 5. a person who solicits business in a brazen way 6. Also called: ticket tout a person who sells tickets unofficially for a heavily booked sporting event, concert, etc, at greatly inflated prices 7. Northern Ireland a police informer Derived forms touter (ˈtouter) noun Word origin C14 (in the sense: to peer, look out): related to Old English tӯtan to peep out tout in American English 1 (taʊt) verb intransitive 1. to solicit customers, patrons, votes, etc. 2. a. esp. in England, to spy on racehorses in training, etc. in order to secure tips for betting b. to provide betting tips on horse races verb transitive Informal 3. to praise or recommend highly; puff 4. to solicit or importune, as for business 5. a. to spy out or otherwise get information on (racehorses) b. US to give a tip on (a racehorse) for a price noun 6. Informal a person who touts; esp., a person who makes a business of selling tips on racehorses Derived forms touter (ˈtouter) noun Word origin ME toten < OE totian, to peep, look out after tout in American English 2 (tu) French noun everyone who is important or fashionable in (a specified metropolis) tout Hollywood was at the party Word origin Fr, lit., all Examples of 'tout' in a sentence tout Are they just looking at the price the touts are selling similar tickets for on their resale sites? Times, Sunday Times (2016) He was also alleged to have used an agent in Basra who touted for business after the Iraq war. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Ticket touts are not widely admired or popular. Times, Sunday Times (2011) What does he think about the young women being touted as his successors? Times, Sunday Times (2008) But two of the most widely touted solutions have proved to be duds. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Companies will be banned from withholding their numbers when they ring touting for business. The Sun (2016) These accounts are being heavily touted. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Note that all of the above were very young at the time and were highly touted prospects who commanded princely transfer fees. Times, Sunday Times (2007) We have seen bands come and go, all of whom have been touted heavily. Times, Sunday Times (2009) He has had a successful wind operation and is being widely touted in Ireland. The Sun (2007) The agents are allowed to post on the forums, but touting for business is strictly forbidden. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Abbey's problems may have been compounded by the fact that it is still aggressively touting for new business. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The tickets were reclaimed from online touts trying to make a profit out of the interest in the Ashes series. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The one that's part of their new spring collection and has been so widely touted and praised this week? Times, Sunday Times (2015) Maybe the presence of highly touted athletes and renowned broadcasters is decidedly male, leaving young women without athletic female role models. Christianity Today (2000) People should not be touting for business by telling people they will get a discount if they bring their mum or their next-door neighbour along. Times, Sunday Times (2012) One Chinese tout was selling tickets for 2,000 yuan but halved the price. Times, Sunday Times (2008) They sold, though the precious metal is often touted as a safe haven in times of economic trouble and doubles as a hedge against inflation. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The band were widely touted as'one to watch' by the national press. The Sun (2012) The fragile soufflé, often touted as one of the trickiest dishes to master, has a certain mystique to it. Times, Sunday Times (2014) They turned up all right, they turned up in their usual thousands, past lines of touts all trying to buy rather than sell. Times, Sunday Times (2010) In other languages tout British English: tout VERB If someone touts something, they try to sell it or convince people that it is good. ...slick television ads touting the candidates. American English: tout Brazilian Portuguese: elogiar em demasia Chinese: 兜售 European Spanish: promocionar French: faire de la publicité pourN German: Reklame machen für Italian: fare pubblicità a Japanese: うまく売り付ける Korean: 선전하다 European Portuguese: elogiar em demasia Latin American Spanish: promocionar All related terms of 'tout' ticket tout to solicit (business, customers , etc) or hawk ( merchandise ), esp in a brazen way tout court simply ; briefly tout ensemble everything considered ; all in all tout à fait completely; absolutely tout de suite at once; immediately tout le monde all the world; everyone mangetout Mangetout are a type of pea whose pods are eaten as well as the peas inside them. 1 (verb) in the sense of recommend Definition to put forward or recommend (a person or thing) as a good or suitable example or candidate (informal) the advertising practice of using performers to tout products Synonyms recommend He recommended me for a promotion. promote His country will do everything possible to promote peace. endorse I can endorse this statement wholeheartedly. support tip He was widely tipped for success. urge He urged restraint on the security forces. approve MPs approved the bill by a majority of 97. praise commend I can commend it to you as a sensible course of action. big up (slang, mainly Caribbean) speak well of 2 (verb) in the sense of praise Definition to put forward or recommend (a person or thing) as a good or suitable example or candidate (informal) He was being touted as the most interesting thing in pop. Synonyms praise Many praised him for taking a strong stand. tip promote urge endorse big up (slang) 3 (verb) in the sense of solicit Definition to seek (business, customers, etc.) or try to sell (goods), esp. in a persistent or direct manner He visited several foreign countries to tout for business. Synonyms solicit He's already solicited their support on health care reform. canvass drum up bark (US, informal) spiel 1 (noun) in the sense of seller Definition a person who sells tickets for a heavily booked event at inflated prices a ticket tout Synonyms seller solicitor barker canvasser spieler 2 (noun) in the sense of tipster Synonyms tipster Additional synonyms in the sense of approve Definition to authorize or agree to MPs approved the bill by a majority of 97. Synonyms agree to, second, allow, pass, accept, confirm, recommend, permit, sanction, advocate, bless, endorse, uphold, mandate, authorize, ratify, go along with, subscribe to, consent to, buy into (informal), validate, countenance, rubber stamp, accede to, give the go-ahead to (informal), give the green light to, assent to, concur in, greenlight, O.K. or okay (informal) in the sense of commend Definition to recommend I can commend it to you as a sensible course of action. Synonyms recommend, suggest, approve, advocate, endorse, vouch for, put in a good word for in the sense of endorse Definition to give approval or support to I can endorse this statement wholeheartedly. Synonyms approve, back, support, champion, favour, promote, recommend, sanction, sustain, advocate, warrant, prescribe, uphold, authorize, ratify, affirm, approve of, subscribe to, espouse, vouch for, throw your weight behind Nearby words of tout tourist tournament tousled tout tow towards tower Synonyms of 'tout' tout Explore 'tout' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of promote Definition to work for His country will do everything possible to promote peace. Synonyms help, back, support, further, develop, aid, forward, champion, encourage, advance, work for, urge, boost, recommend, sponsor, foster, contribute to, assist, advocate, stimulate, endorse, prescribe, speak for, nurture, push for, espouse, popularize, gee up in the sense of tip He was widely tipped for success. Synonyms predict, back, recommend, think of in the sense of urge Definition to advocate earnestly and persistently He urged restraint on the security forces. Synonyms advocate, suggest, recommend, advise, back, support, champion, counsel, insist on, endorse, push for
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