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understaffed

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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un·der·staffed /ˌʌndəˈstɑːft◂ $ ˌʌndərˈstæft◂/ adjective  BEnot having enough workers, or fewer workers than usual 人员不足的,人手不够的
Examples from the Corpus
understaffedThe cafeteria is a little understaffed.He was kept busy writing lectures for he found the faculty grossly understaffed.Lack of finance inevitably meant that the College was understaffed.On the other hand, some staff may have underestimated dependency in order that homes did not appear understaffed.Rush hour crowding was a serious hazard, and the station was 39 percent understaffed.They are cheerful, competent, overworked and understaffed.The pollution inspectorate, which is expected to oversee the process, is currently understaffed and personnel are suffering from low morale.In recent years, the Inspectorate has been seen as understaffed and underfunded and has allegedly suffered from low morale.Officers at Long Lartin argue they're understaffed since the abolition of overtime.
From Longman Business Dictionaryunderstaffedun‧der‧staffed /ˌʌndəˈstɑːft◂ˌʌndərˈstæft◂/ adjectiveHUMAN RESOURCES a company, organization etc that is understaffed has fewer people working for it than it really needsThe factory inspectorate is seriously understaffed at the moment. opposite overstaffed
un·der·staffed adjectiveChineseSyllable
fewer having enough not Corpus workers, than workers or Business


understaffed
understaffed /ˌʌndəˈstɑːft◂ $ ˌʌndərˈstæft◂/ adjective
not having enough workers, or fewer workers than usual


under·staffedBrE /ˌʌndəˈstɑːft/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌndərˈstæft/ 🔊 adjective [not usually before noun] not having enough people working and therefore not able to function well 人员不足;人手太少 SYN undermanned OPP overstaffed