| 词汇 | featherbed |
| 释义 | featherbed verb [ T ] UK disapproving uk/ˌfeð.əˈbed/ us/ˌfeð.ɚˈbed/ -dd- 使（尤指工人）安逸，过度保护 to protect someone, especially a group of workers, too much and make things easy for them （政府）给予的帮助或优惠政策（如降低税收等以保护该产业，尤指降低其失业率） If a government featherbeds an industry, it gives it a lot of help, such as lower taxes, especially so that jobs will not be lost. Related word: featherbedding |
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