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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ped·dle \\ˈpe-dəl\\ verb (ped·dled ; ped·dling \\ˈped-liŋ, ˈpe-dəl-iŋ\\) ETYMOLOGY back-formation from peddler, from Middle English pedlere, alteration of pedder peddler DATE 1532 intransitive verb 1. to travel about with wares for sale; broadly : sell 2. to be busy with trifles : piddle transitive verb 1. to sell or offer for sale from place to place : hawk ; broadly : sell 2. to deal out or seek to disseminate 3. to offer or promote as valuable Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 peddle ped·dle / 5pedl / verb[VN] 1. to try to sell goods by going from house to house or from place to place 挨户销售；巡回销售: He worked as a door-to-door salesman peddling cloths and brushes. 他的工作是上门推销抹布和刷子。 to peddle illegal drugs 贩卖毒品 2. to spread an idea or story in order to get people to accept it 兜售,宣传,传播(思想、消息): to peddle malicious gossip 散布恶意的流言蜚语 This line (= publicly stated opinion) is being peddled by all the government spokesmen. 所有的政府发言人都在宣扬这个官方路线。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ped·dle \ˈpedəl\ verb (peddled ; peddled ; ped·dling \-d(ə)liŋ\ ; peddles) Etymology: back-formation, from peddler intransitive verb 1. : to travel about with wares for sale : pursue the occupation of a peddler < peddle without a license > < have been peddling on the corner for … weeks — John O'Hara > 2. : to be busy with trifles : piddle < no science peddling with the names of things — J.R.Lowell > transitive verb 1. : to sell or offer for sale from place to place : hawk < peddled fish from a pushcart — Phil Stong > < tried to peddle their wares to smart shops — Martha McDowell > < peddled his unwanted manuscripts — American Guide Series: New York City > 2. : to deal out or seek to disseminate (as ideas or opinions) : retail , circulate < peddling personal advice — G.F.Kennan > < peddling secondhand truths and undigested truisms to popular audiences — William Phillips b.1907 > |
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