foist

pronunciation

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  • vt.
    强迫接受,把…强加于

Word Origin

foist 强加

来自fist, 拳头。其原义为欺骗,来自骰子赌博出老千,手中藏骰子。强加义可能来自拳头。

Example

1. You can 't foist your ideas on me .
你不能把你的观点强加于我。
2. Don 't foist your standpoint on me .
不要把你的观点强加于我。
3. He said that parents should not try to foist their values on their children .
他说做父母的不应该试图把他们的价值观念强加给他们的孩子。
4. He 's religious but he doesn 't try to foist his beliefs on everyone .
他是教徒,但他不想把自己的信仰强加於人。
5. There are constant deadlines , apprehension about evaluation comes with the territory , and and projects are constantly being foist upon students that compete for their time .
不断有最后限期,对某领域成绩评估的恐惧伴,方案任务经常的强加在一直与时间竞争的学生身上。

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