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featherbed

  • 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
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noun

1
a mattress stuffed with feathers
Synonym: feather bed

verb

1
hire more workers than are necessary
2
treat with excessive indulgence
grandparents often pamper the children
Let's not mollycoddle our students!
Synonym: pamper cosset cocker baby coddle mollycoddle spoil indulge

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  1. 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。

  2. The girl took care of everything to Frau Holle 's satisfaction and always shook her featherbed vigorously until the feathers flew about like snowflakes .

    她尽力做好每件事情,使老太太心满意足。抖床垫时,她使出全身力气,抖得羽绒像雪花儿似的四处飘飞。

  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。

  4. Bran was so heavily padded he looked as though he had belted on a featherbed , and Prince Tommen , who was plump to begin with , seemed positively round .

    布兰全身上下穿着护具,看起来活像被绑在一张羽毛床上。而托曼王子本来就胖,这一模样更是浑圆无比。