| 释义 |
featherbed
UK [ˌfeð.ə'bed] US [-ɚ-] (-dd-) disapproving
verb transitive
■to protect someone, especially a group of workers, too much and make things easy for them 使（尤指工人）安逸，过度保护
■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. （政府为某行业）提供帮助或推行优惠政策（如降低税收以保护该行业，降低其失业率） |