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VERB
兜售;吹噓
If someone touts something, they try to sell it or convince people that it is good.
例句
It has the trappings of an election campaign in the United States, with slick television ads touting the candidates.
它具有美國競選活動的典型特征，即通過華而不實的電視廣告來吹噓候選人。
…a popular advertising industry practice of using performers to tout products…
廣告業常用的利用藝人來兜售產品的做法
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VERB
兜攬;招徠
If someone touts for business or custom, they try to obtain it.
例句
He visited Thailand and Singapore to tout for investment...
他訪問了泰國與新加坡，以期招攬投資。
Minicabs are not allowed to tout for hire on the streets.
小型出租車禁止在街上兜攬生意。
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VERB
(在體育場或劇院外)倒賣(高價票)
If someone touts tickets, they sell them outside a sports ground or theatre, usually for more than their original value.
例句
...a man who made his money touting tickets...
靠倒票撈錢的人
The queue stretches several hundred yards and tickets are touted for a tenner.
隊伍排得有幾百碼長，票被炒到 10 英鎊一張。
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N-COUNT
票販子;“黃牛”
A tout is someone who sells things such as tickets unofficially, usually at prices which are higher than the official ones.