featherbedding

featherbedding读音音标

英[\\\'feðəˌbedɪŋ]

美[\\\'feðəˌbedɪŋ]

基本意思释义

n.额外雇工（指人为地增加雇员人数的做法）; 虚雇员工

短语及实用例句

Featherbedding will certainly increase unit costs and, in the general case, prices too.

一般情况下, 超额雇工肯定将增加单位成本, 并将提高价格.

辞典例句

英英释义

Noun

1. the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required