Word
featherbeds
/ˈfeðəbed/
verb
溺爱；娇惯；纵容
featherbeds is the third person singular of featherbed.
核心释义
to treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper or cosset
- 1.
过度纵容；娇惯
To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle.
- 2.
从事冗员现象；雇用多余工人
To engage in featherbedding; to employ more workers than necessary to fulfill a labor union requirement.
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
用法In use
The company used to featherbed certain positions, but now it is cutting staff.
用法提示：“featherbed”用作过去式动词，表示雇用不必要的人员。
Critics accused the government of featherbedding state-owned enterprises, wasting taxpayer money.
用法提示：“featherbedding”是动名词形式，表示安插闲职的行为。
The union demanded that the company not featherbed workers during the economic hardship.
用法提示：“featherbed”用作动词原形，在从句中表示不允许过量雇用。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
词族Word family
- featherbedding
- 超员雇用；雇用冗员 · n.
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