Word
featherbedded
/ˈfeðəbed/
verb
溺爱；娇惯；纵容
featherbedded is the past of featherbed.
to treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper or cosset
- 1.
To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle.
过度纵容；娇惯
- 2.
To engage in featherbedding; to employ more workers than necessary to fulfill a labor union requirement.
从事冗员现象；雇用多余工人
超员雇用；多雇人手；过度纵容；娇惯；从事冗员现象；雇用多余工人；担任闲职；使担任闲职
In use
The company used to featherbed certain positions, but now it is cutting staff.
Critics accused the government of featherbedding state-owned enterprises, wasting taxpayer money.
The union demanded that the company not featherbed workers during the economic hardship.
featherbed sb/sth
及物动词，后接被安排多余人员的对象。
The factory featherbedded the production line with extra staff.
工厂在生产线上安排了多余人员。
featherbed (vi)
不及物动词，表示采取‘安插冗员’的做法。
Some industries featherbed to preserve jobs.
一些行业雇用多余人员以保住工作岗位。
be featherbedded
被动语态，表示被给予闲职。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- featherbeds
- plural, third person singular
- featherbedded
- past, past participle
- featherbedding
- present participle
Learner notes
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