featherbedding
noun [ U ] disapproving uk/ˌfeð.əˈbed.ɪŋ/ us/ˌfeð.ɚˈbed.ɪŋ/
UK政府对企业的大力扶持，如减税等，以保住雇员的工作
the practice of a government giving an industry a lot of help, such as lower taxes, especially so that jobs will not be lost
The taxpayer was forced to fund the featherbedding of a privatized rail company. 纳税人不得不资助政府扶持一家私有化的铁路公司。
Full employment was achieved through rampant featherbedding. 充分就业率是通过政府的大力扶持才实现的。
See: featherbed
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- Today's front page story covers the featherbedding that seems to be a feature of almost all city departments.
- One publicist says there is a lot of featherbedding in the shows.
- No industry can continue to tolerate such featherbedding.