English Dictionary

peddle

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpɛdəl/

動詞

軽蔑的 比喩的用法

To sell things, especially door to door or in insignificant quantities. / To sell illegal narcotics. / (derogatory, figuratively) To spread or cause to spread.

日本語の意味

玄関先などを回って商品を売る、または少量の物品を売る / 非合法な麻薬などを密売する / （否定的な意味合いで、比喩的に）噂や風説を広める

She used to peddle handmade soaps door to door during the summers.

彼女は夏の間、手作りの石鹸を家々を回って売り歩いていた。

意味（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.

意味（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.

意味（3）

(derogatory, figuratively) To spread or cause to spread.

Christine walked a dangerous line, peddling gossip about her detested son-in-law.

peddles （ present singular third-person ）

peddling （ participle present ）

peddled （ participle past ）

peddled （ past ）