sprout v. 发芽 (start to grow) / spraʊt /
- Spring is the season when new plants and flowers begin to sprout from the earth.
spout v. 喷射，喷出 (to shoot out (a liquid) with force) / spout /
- We watched from the safety of the sidewalk as water spouted from the firemen's hoses and extinguished the blaze.
flout v. 蔑视，鄙视 (to treat with contemptuous disregard) / flout /
- The jury ruled that the defendant had so recklessly flouted the law that he should be given a double sentence.
pout v. 撅嘴 (to push out your lips to show that you are angry or annoyed or to look sexually attractive) / paʊt /
- The child pushed his lips into a pout, crossed his arms over his chest, and sat in the corner, sulking over his punishment.
tout v. 兜售 (to promote or praise energetically) / tout /
- No matter how vigorously the salesman touted his product, he could not sell a single unit.
clout n. 影响力；势力 (power and influence) / klout /
- We can only hope that world leaders such as Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and Angela Merkel will use their clout to make the world a better place.
flaunt v. 炫耀 (to show (something) in a very open way so that other people will notice) /flɔːnt/
- Kendall Jenner is so proud of her legs that she often wears very short skirts in order to flaunt their comeliness.