featherbed

剑桥词典

to protect someone, especially a group of workers , too much and make things easy for them
使（尤指工人）安逸，过度保护

If a government featherbeds an industry , it gives it a lot of help , such as lower taxes , especially so that jobs will not be lost .
（政府）给予的帮助或优惠政策（如降低税收等以保护该产业，尤指降低其失业率） 返回 featherbed