- 1v/ˈpedl/sell bad or illegal goods兜售（不良品）
To sell goods that other people think are bad — illegal, harmful, or of poor quality — often quietly or in a way.
peddle 跟 sell 最大的差別在態度：用了 peddle，寫的人已經在表示不贊成——賣的東西可能違法、有害，或者根本是次貨。所以它常出現在新聞和批評裡，例如 peddle fake medicine、peddle counterfeit goods。中文的「兜售」很接近，都帶著硬推、上不了檯面的味道。要中性地講賣東西，還是用 sell。
示範例句 · Example
The website was shut down for peddling fake medicine.
中文翻譯那個網站因為兜售假藥而被關閉了。
常見搭配
peddle fake goods
兜售假貨
to sell goods that are not genuine
Two stalls were closed for peddling fake goods.
peddle counterfeit products
兜售仿冒品
to sell illegal copies of well-known products
The site was accused of peddling counterfeit products.
peddle cheap imitations
兜售廉價仿製品
to sell low-quality copies of something
He made his money peddling cheap imitations of famous watches.
- 2v/ˈpedl/sell door to door沿街叫賣
To try to sell things by going from place to place or from door to door, instead of selling them from a shop.
這個 peddle 講的是「賣的方式」：人帶著東西走動，一家一家、一攤一攤地問，而不是待在店裡等客人上門。它跟「賣不良品」那個意思不同，這裡的批評味淡很多，重點在走動兜售。固定搭配 peddle your wares（叫賣自己的貨）常帶點懷舊或幽默的口氣，因為 wares 是舊式的說法。
常見搭配
peddle your wares
叫賣自己的貨
to go around trying to sell the goods you have
A door-to-door salesman was peddling his wares.
peddle goods door to door
挨家挨戶賣東西
to sell things by visiting one house after another
In those days people peddled goods door to door.
peddle fruit/vegetables
沿街賣水果、蔬菜
to sell food by moving from place to place
Farmers come to the city to peddle fruit at the roadside.
意思相反
- 3v/ˈpedl/push a false idea散播（不實說法）
To keep trying to make people accept an idea, story, or opinion that is wrong or not true.
這個 peddle 把「兜售」搬到想法上：有人一直把某個說法推給大家，而寫的人認為那個說法站不住腳。受詞常是 myths、lies、conspiracy theories、instant solutions。用了它，讀的人會同時收到兩件事——有人在推，而且推的東西不可信。跟 spread 比，spread 只說散開，peddle 還多了「有人刻意在推銷」的意思。
常見搭配
peddle myths
散播迷思
to keep repeating false beliefs so that people accept them
The site peddles myths about how the body works.
peddle lies
散播謊言
to keep telling untrue things in order to be believed
He was accused of peddling lies about his rivals.
peddle conspiracy theories
散播陰謀論
to keep promoting unfounded explanations of events
A few channels peddle conspiracy theories to a large audience.
peddle the idea that...
推銷「…」這種說法
to keep pushing a particular claim that the writer doubts
They peddle the idea that hard problems have easy answers.
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Peddlename
- 1
A surname.
peddleverb/ˈpɛdəl/
- 1
To sell things, especially door to door or in insignificant quantities.
- My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the bay and ought to fetch a fair price.
- 2
To sell illegal narcotics.
- - How much you think this stuff is worth? - Yeah, there must be a million bucks' worth. - Think we could peddle it? - Oh, you can always get rid of it.
- 3
derogatoryTo spread or cause to spread.
- Christine walked a dangerous line, peddling gossip about her detested son-in-law.
- Roberts was a drug dealer, nicknamed 'King Krud', who peddled death and misery.
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