英语词汇“peddle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

When you peddle something, you go out and try to sell it. It's cute when a little kid peddles his homemade birthday cards around the neighborhood, but if an adult did that it might be annoying.

The classic image of someone who peddles is an old-fashioned "peddler" or "tinker" traveling from village to village selling goods. The verb peddle, in fact, comes from the word "peddler," whose origin is a mystery. Any time you sell something by going from place to place, like selling Girl Scout cookies to all your neighbors, you peddle.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

peddle / pedal / petal

Sometimes the only way to choose your words with homophones is to memorize their spellings and meanings. Pedal/peddle/petal is one such set of homophones.

A pedal is a lever controlled with the foot, such as found on a piano or a bicycle. To pedal is to use such a lever to control something. It descends from the Late Latin pedale, for a thing of the foot, which descends ultimately from the Latin pēs, for foot.

The city is expected to finalize this week a five-year contract to bring pedal boats back to Wesley Lake this summer.

Bicycle riders will be pedaling over hills and through pastures Saturday near Stonewall.

To peddle can mean to travel around selling items (think door-to-door salesmen). It can also mean to sell illicit drugs or, informally, to give out or spread, as with information or lies.

A former Alaska lawmaker has pleaded guilty to a state count of letting unregistered lobbyists peddle their ideas to him.

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has warned the public against taking black pills peddled in unlabelled bottles.

Finally, a petal is a flower's brightly colored leaf that joins with other petals to form the flower's corolla.

You will start with a great big rose complete with curly petals and shiny leaves painted from reference.

Spread generously or pipe over the cooled cupcakes and top each with a rose petal.

Remember that pedal is related to foot through the Latin pēs and that someone who peddles goods goes from door to door. If you don't want either of those, then you can choose the flower's petal.

WORD FAMILY

peddle: peddled, peddler, peddles, peddling+/peddler: peddlers/peddling: peddlings

USAGE EXAMPLES

And the far-right opportunists who peddle in fear, and seize power in chaos, are only too happy to join in the fun and games.

The Guardian(Dec 21, 2016)

He personally peddled his handiwork from a wagon and eventually gained a reputation for fine workmanship.

Washington Times(Dec 18, 2016)

And these urban legends peddled in real time as fact resonate widely with different audiences.

Salon(Dec 17, 2016)

v sell or offer for sale from place to place

Syn|Hyper

hawk, huckster, monger, pitch, vend

deal, sell, trade

do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood

单词	peddle
释义	peddle (once / 1444 pages) v When you peddle something, you go out and try to sell it. It's cute when a little kid peddles his homemade birthday cards around the neighborhood, but if an adult did that it might be annoying. The classic image of someone who peddles is an old-fashioned "peddler" or "tinker" traveling from village to village selling goods. The verb peddle, in fact, comes from the word "peddler," whose origin is a mystery. Any time you sell something by going from place to place, like selling Girl Scout cookies to all your neighbors, you peddle. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS peddle / pedal / petal Sometimes the only way to choose your words with homophones is to memorize their spellings and meanings. Pedal/peddle/petal is one such set of homophones. A pedal is a lever controlled with the foot, such as found on a piano or a bicycle. To pedal is to use such a lever to control something. It descends from the Late Latin pedale, for a thing of the foot, which descends ultimately from the Latin pēs, for foot. The city is expected to finalize this week a five-year contract to bring pedal boats back to Wesley Lake this summer. Bicycle riders will be pedaling over hills and through pastures Saturday near Stonewall. To peddle can mean to travel around selling items (think door-to-door salesmen). It can also mean to sell illicit drugs or, informally, to give out or spread, as with information or lies. A former Alaska lawmaker has pleaded guilty to a state count of letting unregistered lobbyists peddle their ideas to him. The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has warned the public against taking black pills peddled in unlabelled bottles. Finally, a petal is a flower's brightly colored leaf that joins with other petals to form the flower's corolla. You will start with a great big rose complete with curly petals and shiny leaves painted from reference. Spread generously or pipe over the cooled cupcakes and top each with a rose petal. Remember that pedal is related to foot through the Latin pēs and that someone who peddles goods goes from door to door. If you don't want either of those, then you can choose the flower's petal. WORD FAMILY peddle: peddled, peddler, peddles, peddling+/peddler: peddlers/peddling: peddlings USAGE EXAMPLES And the far-right opportunists who peddle in fear, and seize power in chaos, are only too happy to join in the fun and games. The Guardian(Dec 21, 2016) He personally peddled his handiwork from a wagon and eventually gained a reputation for fine workmanship. Washington Times(Dec 18, 2016) And these urban legends peddled in real time as fact resonate widely with different audiences. Salon(Dec 17, 2016) v sell or offer for sale from place to place Syn\|Hyper hawk, huckster, monger, pitch, vend deal, sell, trade do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
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