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featherbed + noun
featherbed 作形容词时仅用于名词前，表示职位清闲且薪水优厚。
He was given a featherbed position in the company.
他在公司里得到了一个闲职。
担任闲职的
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担任闲职的
holding a job that requires little or no work
He was given a featherbed position in the company.
他在公司里得到了一个闲职。
He has a featherbed job at the government office.
他在政府办公室有一份闲职。
After years of hard work, she finally got a featherbed position.
经过多年的努力，她终于得到了一份闲职。
The company's featherbed policies led to inefficiency.
公司的闲职政策导致了效率低下。
featherbed 作形容词时仅用于名词前，表示职位清闲且薪水优厚。
He was given a featherbed position in the company.
他在公司里得到了一个闲职。
His job is featherbed.
他的工作是闲职。
Not this
He got a featherbedded job.
Use this
He got a featherbed job.
featherbedded是动词的过去分词形式，表示‘被额外雇佣’，而featherbed作形容词时表示‘闲职的’，应直接使用形容词形式featherbed修饰名词。
Not this
She works in a feather bed department.
Use this
She works in a featherbed department.
feather bed是名词短语‘羽绒床’，而featherbed是形容词‘闲职的’，应连写为一个词并用作形容词。
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