| 单词 | tout |
| 释义 | tout /towt/, Informal. v.i. 1. to solicit business, employment, votes, or the like, importunately. 2. Horse Racing. to act as a tout. v.t. 3. to solicit support for importunately. 4. to describe or advertise boastfully; publicize or promote; praise extravagantly: a highly touted nightclub. 5. Horse Racing. a. to provide information on (a horse) running in a particular race, esp. for a fee. b. to spy on (a horse in training) in order to gain information for the purpose of betting. 6. to watch; spy on. n. 7. a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately. 8. Horse Racing. a. a person who gives information on a horse, esp. for a fee. b. Chiefly Brit. a person who spies on a horse in training for the purpose of betting. 9. Brit. a ticket scalper. [1350-1400; ME tuten to look out, peer; prob. akin to OE totian to peep out] |
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