| 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. |