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foist AHD[foist] D.J.[fɔɪst]K.K.[fɔɪst]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："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：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：foisted unfair provisions into the contract.以欺骗方式在合同中加入不公平的条款
- 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
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