(1) 前两个短语意为“兜售，吹捧”，为口语用语，常含贬义。其中about和around可以是副词，也可是介词(后接地点名词)。

• If you really want to get rid of that old bicycle, you can tout it around (the streets) for a week or so.
  如果你真有意处理掉那辆旧自行车，你需要沿街兜售一周左右。
• It does not give a very good idea of a product if it has to be touted around (the market) in that offensive way.
  如果非要以那种令人讨厌的方式兜售的话，并不会让人对一种产品有很好的印象。

 (2) tout as意为“把……吹捧成”，常用被动句式。

• This new hotel is being touted as the best in town.
  这家新旅馆被吹成是城里最好的。
• He was touted as a friend of the people, but actually he was merely a politician who was after nothing but his own interests.
  他被吹捧成人民的朋友，而实际上他只不过是专门谋求个人私利的一介政客。