featherfea•ther

vt

1. 用羽毛装饰,为…镶上羽毛

2. (使桨叶与水面平行地) 划(桨)

词组feather one's nest 营私自肥，中饱私囊

• The official was dismissed from office because he feathered his own nest with the relief fund for the flood. 那位官员被解除了职务，因为他拿水灾救济金营私自肥。