touted

英 [ˈtaʊtɪd]

美 [ˈtaʊtɪd]

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
tout的过去分词和过去式

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

• 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。
• Nokia this morning touted a sharp turnaround in its smartphone share for the last quarter of2009.
  诺基亚公司近日宣称自己的智能手机产品在去年第四季度的手机市场上打了一场漂亮的翻身仗。
• The G20, once touted as a more efficient alternative to the UN, is in trouble.
  一度被吹捧为比联合国更高效的二十国集团如今也遇到了麻烦。
• IGN: Will the game make use of Sonys much touted PSP to PS3 functionality?
  这个游戏会运用到索尼大力提倡的PSP和PS3的联动吗？
• The new firm is being touted as the leader in China for computer servers, storage and technology services.
  这家新公司被宣扬为中国服务器、存储和技术服务业务的领头羊。
• It` s not the first time that the health benefits of beer have been touted.
  这并非第一次宣扬啤酒对健康的益处。
• For years, higher education was touted as a safe path to professional and financial success.
  多年来，高等教育被吹嘘为通向事业和经济成就的阳关大道。
• It feels as if just yesterday the brooch was being touted as the must-have item for fall.
  胸针被吹捧为这个秋天必须拥有的饰物好像就是昨天的事。
• Hill devotes a chapter to pet insurance business he touted when we first met.
  我们第一次相遇时，他大谈特谈的宠物保险业务，在这本书中专门有一章。
• Monoclonal antibodies were also a disappointment at first, after being touted for their extraordinary cancer fighting abilities.
  单克隆抗体一开始就被吹捧为对癌症有特定的抵抗能力，但后来也令人失望。