touted [
'tautid]
adj. 被吹捧的
v. 招来顾客(tout过去式)
- Obama touted his opposition to the Iraq war during the presidential campaign.
奥巴马在总统竞选期间吹捧他反对伊拉克战争. - Highly touted when it was conceived in the early 1980s, the approach has met with little success.
该疗法于1980年代初期刚现身时,曾有过相当大的宣传,但成功率却不高。 - There are lessons here, though not necessarily the ones that have been touted by much of the media.
这里面有很多教训值得记取,但未必是许多媒体大肆宣扬的那些。
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.]