featherbed

英

美

adj.  任闲职的; 〈美〉要求(或同意)限产超雇的；因限产超雇而产生的
v.  〈美〉使实施限产超雇; 娇养，溺爱; 用政府津贴资助

现在分词：featherbedding　过去式：featherbedded　第三人称单数：featherbeds　过去分词：featherbedded　

COCA.39811

英英释义

noun

• a mattress stuffed with feathers
  Synonym:feather bed

verb

• hire more workers than are necessary
• treat with excessive indulgence
  1. grandparents often pamper the children
  2. Let's not mollycoddle our students!
  Synonym:pampercossetcockerbabycoddlemollycoddlespoilindulge

双语例句

• A blizzard had developed on Christmas eve, and I had snuggled into a featherbed to keep warm, praying that I would get just a little something for christmas.
  圣诞节前夜里刮了一场暴风雪，我蜷缩在羽毛褥床取暖，心理暗暗盼着自己能得到哪怕一点点的圣诞节礼物。
• God becomes man becomes fish becomes barnacle goose becomes featherbed mountain.
  天主变成人，人变成鱼，鱼变成黑雁，黑雁又变成堆积如山的羽绒褥垫。