peddle
/ˈpedl/verb
with obj.
1- try to sell (something, especially small goods) by going from house to house or place to place(挨家挨户)兜售, 叫卖(某物, 尤指小商品):
he peddled art and printing materials around the country.
他到全国各处兜售美术和印刷材料。
1.1
- sell (an illegal drug or stolen item)贩卖(非法毒品, 偷窃的赃物):
as noun peddling certain youths who were involved in theft and drug peddling.某些涉嫌偷盗和贩卖毒品的青年。
1.2
- derogatory promote (an idea or view) persistently or widely〈贬〉(持续或广泛地)宣扬, 散播(观点, 看法):
the giant con that has been peddled in the Conservative press.
这个在保守党报刊上已经广泛宣扬的大骗局。
词源
early 16th cent.: back-formation from PEDLAR.