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

　

单词	foist
释义	Trends of foist View usage for: foist (fɔɪst) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense foists, present participle foisting, past tense, past participle foisted Phrasal verbs: See foist on foist in British English (fɔɪst) verb (transitive) 1. (often foll by off or on) to sell or pass off (something, esp an inferior article) as genuine, valuable, etc 2. (usually foll by in or into) to insert surreptitiously or wrongfully Word origin C16: probably from obsolete Dutch vuisten to enclose in one's hand, from Middle Dutch vuist fist foist in American English (fɔɪst) verb transitive 1. to put in slyly or surreptitiously, as a clause into a contract 2. to get (a thing) accepted, sold, etc. by fraud, deception, etc.; palm off with on or upon Word origin prob. < dial. Du vuisten, to hold in the hand; hence, in dicing, to hide or palm in the hand < vuist, a fist, akin to fist Examples of 'foist' in a sentence foist This tough policy was not foisted on reluctant tenants by councillors. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The survey suggests that builders earn 4.2 billion annually in extra costs foisted on homeowners at the end of a building project. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Phrasal verbs See foist something on or upon someone See foist something or someone in or into something See foist something or someone off on someone Nearby words of foist foggy foible foil foist foist something on or upon someone foist something or someone in or into something foist something or someone off on someone Related terms of foist foist something on or upon someone foist something or someone off on someone foist something or someone in or into something Synonyms of 'foist' foist Explore 'foist' in the dictionary SeeFoism
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