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tout 音標拼音: [t'ɑʊt] vi. 招徠顧客,死乞白賴地勸誘
vt. 招徠,刺探…情報
n. 兜售者,偵查者 招徠顧客,死乞白賴地勸誘招徠,刺探…情報兜售者,偵查者 tout n 1: someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit [ synonym: { tout}, { ticket tout}] 2: someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way [ synonym: { tout}, { touter}] 3: one who sells advice about gambling or speculation ( especially at the racetrack) [ synonym: { tipster}, { tout}] v 1: advertize in strongly positive terms; " This product was touted as a revolutionary invention" 2: show off [ synonym: { boast}, { tout}, { swash}, { shoot a line}, { brag}, { gas}, { blow}, { bluster}, { vaunt}, { gasconade}] Toot \ Toot\, v. i. [ OE. toten, AS. totian to project; hence, to peep out.] [ Written also { tout}.] 1. To stand out, or be prominent. [ Obs.] -- Howell. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To peep; to look narrowly. [ Obs.] -- Latimer. [ 1913 Webster] For birds in bushes tooting. -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster]
Tout \ Tout\ ( t[= oo] t), n. [ Prob. fr. F. tout all.] In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks. [ Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tout \ Tout\, v. i. [ See 3d { Toot}. ] To toot a horn. [ 1913 Webster]
Tout \ Tout\, v. t. ( Horse Racing) ( a) To spy out information about, as a racing stable or horse. [ Cant, Eng.] ( b) To give a tip on ( a race horse) to a better with the expectation of sharing in the latter' s winnings. [ Cant, U. S.] [ Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tout \ Tout\, n. The anus. [ Obs.] -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster]
Tout \ Tout\ ( t[= oo] t), v. i. [ See 1st { Toot}.] 1. To act as a tout. See 2d { Tout}. [ Cant. Eng.] [ 1913 Webster] 2. To ply or seek for customers. [ Prov. Eng.] [ 1913 Webster]
Tout \ Tout\ ( tout; t[= oo] t; Scot. & dial. t[= oo] t), v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Touted}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Touting}.] 1. To look narrowly; spy. [ Scot. & Dial. Eng.] [ Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. ( Horse Racing) ( a) To spy out the movements of race horses at their trials, or to get by stealth or other improper means the secrets of the stable, for betting purposes. [ Cant, Eng.] ( b) To act as a tout; to tout, or give a tip on, a race horse. [ Cant, U. S.] [ Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tout \ Tout\, n. One who secretly watches race horses which are in course of training, to get information about their capabilities, for use in betting. [ Cant. Eng.] [ 1913 Webster] 2. One who gives a tip on a race horses for an expected compensation, esp. in hopes of a share in any winnings; -- usually contemptuous. [ Cant, U. S.] [ Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. One who solicits custom, as a runner for a hotel, cab, gambling place. [ Colloq.] [ Webster 1913 Suppl.] 4. A spy for a smuggler, thief, or the like. [ Colloq.] [ Webster 1913 Suppl.] 147 Moby Thesaurus words for " tout": acclaim, adherent, adventurer, adviser, advocate, aggrandize, amplify, announcer, annunciator, applauder, appreciator, authority, back, ballyhoo, ballyhoo man, ballyhooer, barker, betting ring, bettor, boneshaker, boost, booster, buff, build up, burlesque, canvasser, cardshark, cardsharp, cardsharper, caricature, carry too far, channel, claqueur, commend, commender, communicant, communicator, compulsive gambler, crap shooter, cry up, dopester, draw the longbow, encomiast, enlightener, eulogist, eulogizer, exaggerate, expert witness, extoller, fan, gambler, gamester, go to extremes, gossipmonger, grapevine, hawk, hazarder, herald, hype, hyperbolize, informant, information center, information medium, informer, interviewee, laud, lauder, lay it on, magnify, make much of, monitor, mouthpiece, newsmonger, notifier, overcharge, overdo, overdraw, overestimate, overpraise, overreach, overreact, oversell, overspeak, overstate, overstress, panegyrist, peddle, petty gambler, piker, pile it on, pitchman, player, plug, plugger, plunger, praise, praiser, press, proclaim, promote, promoter, public relations officer, publicize, publisher, puff, puffer, punter, push, radio, recommend, reporter, rooter, sell, sharp, sharper, sharpie, solicitor, source, speak highly of, speak warmly of, speak well of, speculator, spieler, spokesman, sport, sporting man, sportsman, stretch, stretch the truth, support, surveillance, talk big, talk in superlatives, television, teller, tinhorn, tipster, touter, travesty, trumpet, venturer, vigil, vigilance, wagerer, watch, watch and ward, witness
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