featherbed

vi. 担任闲职 vt. 使担任闲职 a. 担任闲职的

词形变化

featherbeds 复数 featherbeds featherbedded featherbedding featherbeds 三单 featherbedding 现在分词 featherbedded 过去式 featherbedded 过去分词

别名

feather bed feather-bed

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A mattress stuffed with feathers.

  2. 2.

    An area of bog where a layer of moss covers a pool of water or mud, presenting a hazard to walkers who may fall through it. (Also in UK and Irish placenames.)

    英国
  3. 3.

    A soft, slow pitch of predictable bounce.

    体育 游戏
v.
  1. 1.

    To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To engage in featherbedding; to employ more workers than necessary to fulfill a labor union requirement.

    不及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

mattress
动词

同义词 8

baby spoil indulge pamper cocker coddle cosset mollycoddle

上位词 6

handle treat hire engage employ do by

词源

From feather + bed.

来源：wiktionary