1. HAVE REFERRED to various union make-work and featherbed practices. 前面我已经提到了工会“制造工作机会”和“限产超雇”的种种做法。
2. 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。
3. 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. 圣诞节除夕,一场暴风雪来临了,我只好紧紧依偎在带有羽绒床垫的床上,祈祷自己会得到一个小小的圣诞礼物。
英英解释
n.
1. a mattress stuffed with feathers
2. treat with excessive indulgence
3. hire more workers than are necessary