/'pedl; `pɛdl/
v
1 [I] go from house to house to sell goods; be a pedlar 挨家兜售; 沿街叫卖; 做小贩.
2 [Tn, Dn.pr] ~ sth (to sb) try to sell (goods) by going from house to house or by offering them to individual people （挨家）兜售（货物）
*peddle one's wares 上门推销货物
* be arrested for peddling illegal drugs 因贩毒被捕. =>Usage at sell 用法见sell.
3 [Tn, Dn.pr] ~ sth (to sb) offer (ideas, gossip, etc) to individual people 宣扬, 散播（主张、流言等）
*peddle malicious gossip 散播恶毒的流言蜚语
* peddling his crazy plan to other party members 向其他党员宣传他那疯狂的计画.

v [T]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: peddler]
to sell goods to people, especially goods that people disapprove of because they are illegal, harmful, or of not very high quality
→push, deal deal
　They were accused of peddling drugs .
　people who peddle cigarettes to young children
to try to sell things to people, especially by going from place to place
　Farmers come to Seoul to peddle rice.
　a door-to-door salesman peddling his wares (=selling his goods)
to try to persuade people to accept an opinion or idea which is wrong or false
　politicians peddling instant solutions to long-standing problems