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 Present I, you, we, they foist he, she, it foists Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they foisted Present perfect I, you, we, they have foisted he, she, it has foisted Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had foisted Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will foist Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have foisted Continuous Form Present I am foisting he, she, it is foisting you, we, they are foisting Past I, he, she, it was foisting you, we, they were foisting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been foisting he, she, it has been foisting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been foisting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be foisting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will 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► force something on · 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. ► impose 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. ► inflict something on 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. ► foist something on 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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