| 单词 | understaffed |
| 释义 | understaffed (once / 46717 pages) adj WORD FAMILY staff: staffed, staffer, staffing, staffs, understaffed+/staffer: staffers USAGE EXAMPLESReinforcing central midfield and central defence are the priorities but an injury-hit squad is understaffed throughout. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) The department remains significantly understaffed, with 62 vacancies, despite adequate funding. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) They are increasingly seen as a way to help understaffed regulators enhance their oversight of sprawling and complex corporations. New York Times(Dec 16, 2016) adj inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc. overcrowded and understaffed hospitals Syn short-handed, short-staffed, undermanned inadequate, unequal lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task |
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