单词 | foist |
释义 | foist[fɒist]vt. 硬卖给, 偷偷插入, 使混入 foist foist AHD: [foist] D.J. [f%!st]K.K. [f%!st]v.tr.(及物动词) foist.ed,foist.ing,foists 1. To pass off as genuine, valuable, or worthy:蒙混:作为真品、有价值或值得珍藏的东西蒙混:“I can usually tell whether a poet . . . is foisting off on us what he'd like to think is pure invention”(&b{J.D. Salinger})“我通常是能够区分出一个诗人…是否以他自以为完全是创新的文辞蒙混我们”(J.D.塞林杰)2. To impose (something or someone unwanted) upon another by coercion or trickery:冒充:用威胁或欺骗把(不想要的东西或不受欢迎的人)强压给他人:They had extra work foisted on them because they couldn't say no to the boss.因为他们不能反抗老板,所以被迫做许多额外的工作3. To insert fraudulently or deceitfully:偷偷插入:不诚实地或以欺骗的方式加入:foisted unfair provisions into the contract.以欺骗方式在合同中加入不公平的条款语源:1. Probably Dutch dialectal vuisten [to take in hand] 可能为 荷兰方言 vuisten [用手接] 2. from Middle Dutch 源自 中古荷兰语 3. from vuist [fist] * see penk we 源自 vuist [拳头] *参见 penk we |
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