| 单词 | foist |
| 释义 | foistWord family verbfoistnounfoister foist /fɔɪst/ verb 1 foist something on/upon somebody phrasal verbphr v FORCE somebody TO DO somethingto force someone to accept or have to deal with something that they do not want 把…强加于，把…硬塞给 I keep getting extra work foisted on me. 我老是被强加额外的工作。 Examples from the Corpus foist on/upon • We do not attempt to foist this word upon them.• We are not trying to foist them upon you. Examples from the Corpus foist• The association is now trying to foist a high bill for £7,000 on to the couple.• Some of the critics want to foist their narrow ideological positions on him.• We do not attempt to foist this word upon them. From Longman Business Dictionary foistfoist /fɔɪst/ verb → foist something on/upon somebody (1500-1600) Probably from early modern Dutch vuisten “to take into your hands”, from Middle Dutch vuyst “fist” |
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