featherbedding

英汉释义

• na.

  1.限产超雇(法)

英英释义

• n.

  1.the practice of overstaffing or limiting production, especially in compliance with a union contract, in order to save or create jobs

英汉例句

• 1.In all this Mr Castro is bowing to reality. He has been withering in his criticism of the featherbedding that has bankrupted the state.

  卡斯特罗在这些方面都屈从于现实：他对于导致国家破产的额外雇工进行了极尖刻的批判；

• 2.He has been withering in his criticism of the featherbedding that has bankrupted the state.

  他一直以来对导致国家破产的额外雇工进行了尖锐的批评

• 3.Unions are strong in Europe, and they push up wages and (worse) encourage featherbedding, short hours, and other inefficient practices.

  在欧洲，工会很强大，他们抬高工资；更坏的是，他们鼓励滥雇工人，鼓励降低工时和其他有损效率的做法。

• 4.This federal agency was shut down for featherbedding.

  联邦政府机关对闲职人员作了削减。