学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2311-tout

今天我们要学的词是 tout¹. Tout 动词，有过份夸奖，兜售的意思。Florida Governor Rick Scott went to Paris for the International Air Show to tout his state and develop more business opportunities. 美国佛罗里达州州长斯科特前往巴黎参加国际航空航天展览会，为佛罗里达州做宣传，寻找商机。Jeb Bush released a video touting² his record as Florida's governor right before he launched his presidential campaign. 杰布.布什正式拉开总统选战前，发布了一段视频，宣传自己担任佛罗里达州长时的业绩。好的，今天我们学习的词是 tout, tout, tout...

1 tout   

v.推销，招徕；兜售；吹捧，劝诱

参考例句：

• They say it will let them tout progress in the war.他们称这将有助于鼓吹他们在战争中的成果。
• If your case studies just tout results,don't bother requiring registration to view them.如果你的案例研究只是吹捧结果，就别烦扰别人来注册访问了。

2 touting   

v.兜售( tout的现在分词 )；招揽；侦查；探听赛马情报

参考例句：

• He's been touting his novel around publishers for years. 他几年来一直到处找出版商兜售自己的小说。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Technology industry leaders are touting cars as a hot area for growth. 科技产业领袖吹捧为增长热点地区的汽车。 来自互联网