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

• 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。
• Abroad, businesses and politicians have touted local solutions.
  在海外，企业和政界人士鼓吹局部解决方案。
• 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？
• 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。
• But that means travellers lose the benefit of a downtown arrival, often touted as an advantage of trains.
  但是这意味着出行者丧失了直达城市中心的便利，这曾经是火车出行的一个优势所在。
• 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。
• He was a politician touted as a friend of the people.
  他是一个被吹捧为人民之友的政客。
• Green tea is already a better source than other much touted antioxident foods such as blue berries and chocolate.
  与其他一些被力捧的抗氧化食物如蓝莓和巧克力相比，绿茶是更好的来源。
• The system they touted as superior has failed.
  它们所吹捧的优越的道德体系已然坍塌。
• The solution touted by banks, asset managers and hedge funds is the broad adoption of central clearing.
  银行、资产管理机构和对冲基金宣扬的解决方案是全面采用集中清算。