touting v. 兜售;招徕顾客(tout的现在分词形式)
- But the touting has become more nervous, and no new projects have come on stream.
不过,现在这种招徕已变更为不安,没有新的项目投入运行。 - If growth peters out again later this year, it will dash the expectations Mr Obama has done so much to raise by touting his stimulus.
如果在今年后期增长势头再次逐渐消失,那将冲击奥巴马的期望——大量实施刺激手段以促进经济复苏。 - While they wait for the battery improvements, computer makers are touting a new type of portable computer called the tablet PC, which they hope to offer for sale by next year.
就在大伙等待着电池有所改进时,电脑制造商已推出一款叫平板个人电脑的便携式电脑,他们诚望来年投放市场。
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.]