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undermanned

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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un·der·manned /ˌʌndəˈmænd◂ $ -ər-/ adjective  BEa ship, office etc that is undermanned does not have enough workers to operate effectively 人员不足的,人手不够的 SYN understaffed
Examples from the Corpus
undermannedIn this sense, Mr Raban's vessel is undermanned.The public prosecutor's offices are hopelessly undermanned.Reserves Perry Carter and Lionel Washington handled the emergency responsibilities with little problem, easing the burden of an undermanned secondary.It must have felt solitary sometimes at night alone in that old house now in decline, undermanned, vulnerable.
From Longman Business Dictionaryundermannedun‧der‧manned /ˌʌndəˈmænd◂-ər-/ adjectiveHUMAN RESOURCES an office, department, organization etc that is undermanned has fewer people working in it than it really needsThe department is poorly funded and hopelessly undermanned.undermanning noun [uncountable]the problem of undermanning
un·der·manned adjectiveChineseSyllable
that a office Corpus ship, Business etc is undermanned not does


undermanned
undermanned /ˌʌndəˈmænd◂ $ -ər-/ adjective
a ship, office etc that is undermanned does not have enough workers to operate effectively
   SYN  understaffed


under·mannedBrE /ˌʌndəˈmænd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌndərˈmænd/ 🔊 adjective(of a hospital, factory, etc. 医院、工厂等) not having enough people working in order to be able to function well 人手不足的;编制不足的;缺编的 SYN understaffed OPP overmanned