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overstaffed

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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o·ver·staffed /ˌəʊvəˈstɑːft◂ $ ˌoʊvərˈstæft◂/ adjective  BEWORKERan overstaffed company, organization etc has more workers than it needs 〔公司、机构等〕人员过多的 OPP understaffed
Examples from the Corpus
overstaffedThe company has more money, and it has a big, overstaffed personnel department.There was some sort of job creation scheme going on at the overstaffed scoreboard.
From Longman Business Dictionaryoverstaffedo‧ver‧staffed /ˌəʊvəˈstɑːft◂ˌoʊvərˈstæft◂/ adjectiveHUMAN RESOURCES an overstaffed company, organization etc has more people working for it than it needsSYN OVERMANNEDWe were overstaffed in some areas and not as competitive as we should have been. opposite understaffedoverstaffing noun [uncountable]He cut the workforce sharply to eliminate overstaffing.
o·ver·staffed adjectiveChineseSyllable
Business overstaffed an etc workers more organization company, than Corpus it has


overstaffed
overstaffed /ˌəʊvəˈstɑːft◂ $ ˌoʊvərˈstæft◂/ adjective
an overstaffed company, organization etc has more workers than it needs
   OPP  understaffed


over·staffedBrE /ˌəʊvəˈstɑːft/ 🔊NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈstæft/ 🔊 adjective(of a company, office, etc. 公司、办公室等) having more workers than are needed 人手过多;人浮于事 SYN overmanned OPP understaffed


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