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外刊例句
- Technology firms and consultancies are knocking on their doors peddling alluring concepts like the “digital oil rig” and the “oilfield of the future”.
科技公司和咨询公司正在敲石油业的大门,推销“数字化石油钻井平台”和“未来油田”等诱人的概念。
——《经济学人》 - Some now believe tech is like the tobacco industry — corporations that make billions of dollars peddling a destructive addiction.
现在,有些人认为,科技就像烟草业,通过兜售一种具有破坏性的“瘾”来赚取数十亿美元。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[verb] try to sell (something, especially small goods) by going from house to house or place to place
[动词] 挨家挨户推销或巡回销售(某物,尤指小商品)
深入解读
Peddle 一词于1837年逆构自名词 peddler (沿街叫卖的流动小贩、货郎),既可以表示“挨家挨户上门推销”,也可以指“到处巡回叫卖”,比如:
- 他的工作是上门推销抹布和刷子。这项苦活令他劳累不堪。
He worked as a door-to-door salesman peddling cloths and brushes. The toil had fatigued him. - 他到伦敦小画廊兜售自己的画作,结果以大败告终。
His attempts to peddle his paintings around London’s tiny gallery scene ended in a fiasco.
可供四处兜售的不只是商品物资,还有某种思想、观点、消息等,因此 peddle 很自然地引申出“宣扬、散布、散播”一义,比如:
- 散布恶意的谣言
peddle vicious gossip - 散播过度的怀疑和悲观
peddle inordinate doubts and pessimism
值得注意的是, peddle 的发音与表示自行车“踏板”的 pedal 一词相同,在听的时候要注意区别。
名著用例
They peddle out such a fish as that by the pound in the markethouse there; everybody buys some of him; his meat’s as white as snow and makes a good fry.
人家会在市场上论磅出售,每个人都会买一点。肉象雪一般白,煎着吃美味可口。
出自美国著名作家马克·吐温的长篇儿童文学作品《哈克贝利·芬历险记》(Adventures of Huckleberry Finn)。该作品是小说《汤姆·索亚历险记》(The Adventures of Tom Sawyer)的续集,为美国文学史上相当重要的作品。
常见短语
“peddle” 是一个英语词汇,通常用来表示兜售、推销等意思。以下是与这个词相关的 50 个短语,附带中文解释:
- peddle goods – 兜售商品
- peddle products – 推销产品
- peddle merchandise – 兜售商品
- peddle wares – 兜售货品
- peddle items – 兜售物品
- peddle services – 推销服务
- peddle ideas – 推销观念
- peddle information – 兜售信息
- peddle solutions – 推销解决方案
- peddle drugs – 兜售药物
- peddle food – 兜售食品
- peddle clothing – 兜售服装
- peddle jewelry – 兜售珠宝
- peddle art – 兜售艺术品
- peddle crafts – 兜售手工艺品
- peddle books – 兜售书籍
- peddle electronics – 兜售电子产品
- peddle software – 推销软件
- peddle gadgets – 兜售小工具
- peddle toys – 兜售玩具
- peddle vehicles – 兜售车辆
- peddle real estate – 兜售房地产
- peddle antiques – 兜售古董
- peddle collectibles – 兜售收藏品
- peddle secondhand items – 兜售二手物品
- peddle handmade crafts – 兜售手工艺品
- peddle homemade products – 兜售自制产品
- peddle fresh produce – 兜售新鲜农产品
- peddle local specialties – 兜售当地特产
- peddle imported goods – 兜售进口商品
- peddle counterfeit goods – 兜售假冒商品
- peddle knockoff items – 兜售仿制品
- peddle stolen items – 兜售赃物
- peddle illegal substances – 兜售非法物品
- peddle fake products – 兜售假货
- peddle unauthorized copies – 兜售未经授权的副本
- peddle pirated software – 兜售盗版软件
- peddle pirated movies – 兜售盗版电影
- peddle pirated music – 兜售盗版音乐
- peddle pirated content – 兜售盗版内容
- peddle counterfeit currency – 兜售假币
- peddle fake IDs – 兜售假身份证
- peddle contraband goods – 兜售走私商品
- peddle bootleg products – 兜售走私产品
- peddle unauthorized merchandise – 兜售未经授权的商品
- peddle promotional items – 兜售促销品
- peddle discount goods – 兜售折扣商品
- peddle bargains – 兜售廉价货
- peddle exclusive products – 兜售独家产品
- peddle high-end items – 兜售高端物品
同近义词
- vend: offer (small items, especially food) for sale, especially either from a stall or from a slot machine
- hawk: carry around and offer (goods) for sale, typically advertising them by shouting
- tout: attempt to sell (something), typically by pestering people in an aggressive or bold manner