foist
v.tr.(及物动词)
foist.ed,foist.ing,foists
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:
例句:
.I can usually tell whether a poet . . . is foisting off on us what he`d like to think is pure invention.(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)
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:
例句:
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
To insert fraudulently or deceitfully:
偷偷插入:不诚实地或以欺骗的方式加入:
例句:
foisted unfair provisions into the contract.
以欺骗方式在合同中加入不公平的条款
来源:
Probably Dutch dialectal vuisten [to take in hand]
可能为 荷兰方言 vuisten [用手接]
from Middle Dutch
源自 中古荷兰语
from vuist [fist] * see penk we
源自 vuist [拳头] *参见 penk we