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单词 foist
释义
foistfoist /fɔɪst/ verb Word Origin
WORD ORIGINfoist
Origin:
1500-1600 Probably from early modern Dutch vuisten ‘to take into your hands’, from Middle Dutch vuyst ‘fist’
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
foist
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyfoist
he, she, itfoists
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyfoisted
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave foisted
he, she, ithas foisted
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad foisted
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill foist
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have foisted
Continuous Form
PresentIam foisting
he, she, itis foisting
you, we, theyare foisting
PastI, he, she, itwas foisting
you, we, theywere foisting
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been foisting
he, she, ithas been foisting
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been foisting
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be foisting
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been foisting
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Some of the critics want to foist their narrow ideological positions on him.
  • The association is now trying to foist a high bill for £7,000 on to the couple.
  • We do not attempt to foist this word upon them.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto force someone to accept something they do not want
· He thinks that just because he's the head of department he can force his opinions on everybody.· You shouldn't blame your father -- the decision was forced on him by his situation.· Elaine kept forcing drinks on him all evening, and he wondered if she was trying to seduce him.
if you impose your ideas and beliefs on other people, you try to force them to have the same ideas and beliefs as you: · Within days of being appointed office manager he had imposed his own working methods.impose something on somebody: · Teachers should try to avoid imposing their own beliefs on their students.
to force someone to accept something that causes them harm or suffering: · As time progressed, the king inflicted harsher and harsher measures on the people.· The new policy means that even higher bills will be inflicted on the taxpayer.
to get rid of a thing or piece of work that you do not want by giving it to someone else: · It's no use trying to foist your work on me.foist something off on to somebody: · He's always trying to foist the children off on to me while he goes out and enjoys himself.
foist something on/upon somebody phrasal verb to force someone to accept or have to deal with something that they do not want:  I keep getting extra work foisted on me.
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