单词：featherbedding
音标：['feðә,bediŋ] ；
n. 额外雇工(指人为地增加雇员人数的做法)
n the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required
v treat with excessive indulgence
v hire more workers than are necessary
v treat with excessive indulgence
v hire more workers than are necessary
词型变化：名词复数形式 : featherbeddings
featherbedding的用法和样例：
例句
用作名词(n.)
- Featherbedding provisions in labor contracts may result from the continuation of work rules that were once efficient but that have become obsolete because of changed technology.有的劳动规则过去很有用，但由于技艺的改进，现已成为过时，然而现在劳动合同中仍延续使用这类规则，就成了额外雇工条款。