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- with obj. attempt to sell (something), typically by pestering people in an aggressive or bold manner（尤指强行）兜售, 兜揽：
Sanjay was touting his wares
桑贾伊正在兜售他的货物
no obj. shop managers would stand in the street touting for business.商店经理们会站在街上招揽生意。
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- （常作be touted）attempt to persuade people of the merits of (someone or something)吹捧, 吹嘘：
she was touted as a potential Prime Minister.
她被吹捧为未来的首相。
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- Brit. sell (a ticket) for a popular event at a price higher than the official one〈英〉卖高价票。
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- no obj. US offer racing tips for a share of any resulting winnings〈美〉（为获取一份赢得的钱而）提供赛马内部消息。
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- with obj. chiefly Brit. spy out the movements and condition of (a racehorse in training) in order to gain information to be used when betting〈主英〉（为下赌注而）探听（参赛马）的情况。
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- （亦作ticket tout） Brit. a person who buys up tickets for an event to resell them at a profit〈英〉票贩子。
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- a person soliciting custom or business, typically in an aggressive or bold manner（尤指强行）兜售者, 兜揽生意者。
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- US a person who offers racing tips for a share of any resulting winnings〈美〉赛马内部消息提供者。
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- N. Irish & Scottish informal an informer〈北爱尔兰, 苏格兰, 非正式〉告密者; 告发者。
派生词
touter
noun词源
Middle English tute 'look out', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tuit 'spout, nozzle'. Later senses were 'watch, spy on' （late 17th cent.） and 'solicit custom' （mid 18th cent.）. The noun was first recorded （early 18th cent.） in the slang use 'thieves' lookout'.
(常作le tout)
- used before the name of a city to refer to its high society or people of importance上层, 显要（用于城市名前, 指该城的上层社会或重要人物）：
le tout Washington adored him.
华盛顿市的显要们都崇拜他。
词源
French, suggested by le tout Paris 'all (of) Paris', used to refer to Parisian high society.