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单词 understaffed
释义
understaffed
adjective
uk
/ˌʌn.dəˈstɑːft/us
/ˌʌn.dɚˈstæft/
(alsoundermanned)
If ashop,business, ororganizationis understaffed, it does not have enoughemployees:
（商店、企业或机构）人手不够的，人员配备不足的
Thehospitalwasdesperatelyunderstaffed.这家医院员工严重不足。
Synonyms
short-handed
short-staffedUK
Opposite
overstaffed
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(Definition ofunderstaffedfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

understaffed| American Dictionary

understaffed
adjective
us
/ˈʌn·dərˈstæft/
not having enoughemployees:
Thefacilityischronicallyunderstaffed andshortofsupplies.
(Definition ofunderstaffedfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

understaffed| Business English

understaffed
adjective
uk
/ˌʌndəˈstɑːft/us
/ˌʌndərˈstæft/
(alsoundermanned)
HR
having fewerworkersoremployeesthannecessary:
We are understaffed and tooreliantoncontractorstoprovideus withpersonnel.

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(Definition ofunderstaffedfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunderstaffed

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His conclusions - that we need the science, the continent is grosslyunderstaffed, and that co-operation is crucial - are hardly a surprise.
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The most serious concern is the delay caused by a seriously overburdened andunderstaffedjudicial system.
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The 180 rural health centers areunderstaffedand not functionally integrated with local hospitals.
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Inefficient andunderstaffedparty offices were, however, counterbalanced by the ' informal ' organizational response to mass politics, by which the author means above all the press.
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Proponents of this approach would ask, for example, if some clinical departments are overworked andunderstaffed, prompting them to cut corners in coding and billing to save time.
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Healthcare is provided free of charge through public (government-run) clinics and hospitals, but these institutions are generallyunderstaffed, overcrowded, and inefficient, and many have a reputation for providing substandard care.
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They should not allow themselves to be hijacked by underfunded andunderstaffedhead teachers as part-time, unpaid, untrained extra teachers.
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The refugee arrivals project does its best, but it isunderstaffedand has great difficulty providing an adequate service.
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We are also concerned about the ability of anunderstaffedpolice force to implement those curfews properly.
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In hospitals where acute shortage exists, new probationers may be flung intounderstaffedwards to take their part in the daily struggle against time.
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It is hideouslyunderstaffed, hideously overworked and hideously inadequate.
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All those who work within the service agree that overcrowded andunderstaffedprisons do not work.
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We are not overstaffed, and the tendency is to become more and moreunderstaffedwith those who are really skilled.
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The underlying problem is that trading standards offices are hopelesslyunderstaffed, underfinanced and ill-equipped, yet we like to pile more responsibilities on to them.
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Generally it does that tremendously well, but in some parts of the country the service is under great stress and isunderstaffedfor this task.
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