Feather-bed
（尤指提供金钱或良好条件）使安逸, 使轻松, 娇养, 溺爱
📖 牛津释义
feather-bed
v (-dd-) [Tn]
make things easy for (sb), esp by helping financially; pamper 使（某人）安逸或予以方便（尤指资助）; 娇养
They have been so feather-bedded in the past that they can't cope with hardship now. 他们一直娇生惯养, 所以现在过不了苦日子.
🧩 词语组成解析
feather
['fɛðɚ]
n. 羽毛，翎毛;状态，心情;种类;桨叶的水平运动;
v. 给装上羽毛，用羽毛装饰;使（桨）与水面平行;长羽毛;
bed
[bɛd]
n. 床;苗圃;河床;（地下由黏土、岩石等构成的）地层;
vt. 把…固定在;（某人）发生性关系;给人铺床;
vi. 上床;分层;
🗣️ 情景例句
I know how you feel, but there's no need to go on and on about it.
我知道你的感受，可是也没必要这样没完没了。
What we lose in hake we shall have in herring.
失之东隅，收之桑榆。
for it is then almost ready to undertake heavy work and can begin to earn its keep straight away.
这个年龄的象差不多已能干重活，可以很快挣回饲养它的开支。