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featherbed
verb[ T ]
UKdisapprovinguk /ˌfeð.əˈbed/ us /ˌfeð.ɚˈbed/-dd-
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）
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