The device was touted as a breakthrough, though independent tests found it no more accurate than existing sensors.
这台装置被吹捧为突破，独立测试却发现它并不比现有传感器更精确。
Which choice best defines “tout”?
B — To promote or praise aggressively.. “tout” means To promote or praise aggressively..
Which word means “To promote or praise aggressively.”?
D — tout. “tout” means To promote or praise aggressively..
tout — To promote or praise aggressively.. In Chinese: 兜售；吹捧.
tout is pronounced //taʊt//.
The device was touted as a breakthrough, though independent tests found it no more accurate than existing sensors. (这台装置被吹捧为突破，独立测试却发现它并不比现有传感器更精确。)
promote, publicize, extol — all close in meaning to tout (To promote or praise aggressively.).
disparage, belittle — each the opposite of tout (To promote or praise aggressively.).
Yes. tout is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
tout → 极力推销。