英语词汇“make-work”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	make-work
释义	make-work orig. U.S.\|ˈmeɪkwɜːk\| [f. make- + work n.] Work or activity of little or no value devised mainly to keep someone busy. Also attrib. 1937Political Q. VIII. 608 A nation-wide organization of relief work, including..genuine public works and a host of make-work projects of questionable merit.1947Yale Law Jrnl. Dec. 182 Community development subordinated to make-work and pump-priming.1957[see cost-accounted ppl. a. s.v. cost n.² 6].1972Guardian 13 Sept. 12/1 Still the old make-work continues, the mailbags and the excessive cleaning, which..occupy almost a quarter of the prison population.
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