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小词详解 | tout
tout 英 [taʊt] 美 [taʊt]
The much-touted “euroboom” that began in 2017 has run its course.
自2017年起备受吹捧的“欧元区繁荣”已是穷途末路。
——《经济学人》But lifting stock prices is not supposed to be the central bank’s concern (even as that frustrates President Trump, who touts stock market rallies while demanding lower interest rates).
但提升股价并不该是中央银行的关注点(即使这样会令吹捧股市上涨同时要求低利率的特朗普总统不爽)。
[动词] 试图说服人们相信(某人或某事物)的优点
找机会对粗心大意的游客下手的扒手
a pickpocket on the tout for a careless stroller
没有执照的出租汽车司机在机场揽生意的问题
the problem of unlicensed taxi drivers touting for business at airports拉选票
tout votes
£30 seats for the match were being touted for £500.
30英镑的比赛门票被票贩子高价卖到500英镑。
tout the island as a new resort area
把该岛说成是新的旅游胜地
美国号称人权立国,以世界人权卫士自居。
The United States claims to be founded on human rights, touting itself as a world human rights defender.
flaunt: display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance parade: display (something) publicly in order to impress or attract attention boast: (of a person, place, or thing) possess (a feature that is a source of pride)