short-staffed

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌshort-ˈstaffed adjective  WORKERhaving fewer than the usual or necessary number of workers 人员不足的 SYN short-handed

Examples from the Corpus

short-staffed• We're short-staffed here - the summer holiday period's started and everyone's stretched.• The nursing home is so short-staffed that most nurses are working 12 hours a day.• Similarly, branches may be short-staffed thereby increasing loading and unloading times.

ˌshort-ˈstaffed adjectiveChineseSyllable  

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short-staffed
ˌshort-ˈstaffed adjective
having fewer than the usual or necessary number of workers
   SYN  short-handed

short-staffedBrE /ˌʃɔːt ˈstɑːft/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʃɔːrt ˈstæft/ 🔊 adjective [not usually before noun] having fewer members of staff than you need or usually have 人员配备不足；人手短缺 SYN short-handed  ➡  see also understaffed