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foist

/fɔɪst/

翻译: 动词,指把不想要或不必要的东西强加给他人,常通过欺骗或狡猾的手段。

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词语关系

verb

/fɔɪst/C1formal
  • zh动词,指把不想要或不必要的东西强加给他人,常通过欺骗或狡猾的手段。

A verb meaning to impose or force something unwanted or unnecessary upon someone, often by deception or trickery.

  1. Impose something unwantedC1formal

    To force someone to accept something that they do not want.

    zh强加

    • The salesman tried to foist a faulty product on the customer.
    • They foisted the extra work onto the new intern.
    • He foisted his outdated ideas on the rest of the team.

    同义词dumpfob offforceimposeinflictpalm offthrustunload

  2. Pass off as genuineC1formal

    To present something false or inferior as if it were genuine or valuable.

    zh以假充真

    • The dealer foisted a counterfeit painting on the collector.
    • She foisted her opinion as fact during the debate.
    • They tried to foist cheap materials on the construction project.

    同义词fobfob offpalmpalm offpass off

词形
  • foisted past participle
  • foisted past simple
  • foisting present participle
  • foists third person singular

短语动词变体foist off

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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