| 释义 |
Phr V tout for touts, touting, touted tout for sth to try to persuade people to buy your goods or servicesThere were hundreds of taxis at the airport, all touting for business.
tout for business/trade/custom etc BrE to try to persuade people to buy the goods or services you are offering: There were five butchers in the street then, and the storekeepers used to stand in the street touting for business.
tout for (something)To solicit or attempt to obtain something, as through entreaty or persuasion. The president has been campaigning across the country touting for the healthcare legislation he is trying to get passed. When I was at my lowest, I spent a number of weeks touting for work with a sign on the corner of Main Street. tout forv. To seek to obtain something by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application; solicit something: We could hear the street vendors touting for business. |