| 单词 | make-work |
| 释义 | make-work[ meyk-wurk ] / ˈmeɪkˌwɜrk / nounwork, usually of little importance, created to keep a person from being idle or unemployed. Origin of make-work1935–40, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase make work Words nearby make-workmake waves, make way, makeweight, make whoopee, make with, make-work, Makeyevka, Makhachkala, Makhlouf, maki, makimono Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Cultural definitions for make-workmake-work Publicly provided employment that is designed primarily to relieve unemployment and only incidentally to accomplish important tasks. If private employers are hiring few people because of a business slump, the government can “make work” for people to do. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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