foist /fɔɪst/ ●ˈfoist sth/sb/yourself on sb ( ˈfoist sth/sb/yourself upon sbmore formal) to force sb to accept sth that they do not want, or take care of sb that they do not want to强迫接受;把…强加于◆He tries to foist his beliefs on everyone. 他企图将自己的信仰强加于每一个人。◆She resented having the child foisted on her while the parents were abroad. 孩子的父母出国期间,把孩子塞给她照看,这令她很反感。NOTEOften used in the passive.常用于被动语态。[v + n/pron + prep]