leaf-raking

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act or process of raking leaves. uncountable
  2. Marginally productive government-financed employment. US,derogatory,uncountable,usually
    — Relief was essential and began under Hoover; then, under Roosevelt, relief turned into leaf-raking, and leaf-raking turned into constructive enterprise.

词源

Sense regarding employment: from the nature of some of the activities of the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression in the US.
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