1. | ~ sth 挨户销售；巡回销售to try to sell goods by going from house to house or from place to place |
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. | ~ sth 兜售，宣传，传播（思想、消息）to spread an idea or story in order to get people to accept it |
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。 |
