| 词汇 | understaffed |
| 释义 | understaffed adjective uk /ˌʌn.dəˈstɑːft/ us /ˌʌn.dɚˈstæft/(alsoundermanned) If a shop, business, or organization is understaffed, it does not have enough employees: （商店、企业或机构）人手不够的，人员配备不足的 The hospital was desperately understaffed.这家医院员工严重不足。 Synonyms short-handed short-staffedUK Opposite overstaffed Applying for a job acqui-hire advertisement anoint anointed applicant assign EDIB elect employ employable employment employment agency nomination nominee recruitment drive referee rehire reinstate reinstatement relocation expenses understaffed | American Dictionaryunderstaffed adjective us/ˈʌn·dərˈstæft/ not having enough employees: The facility is chronically understaffed and short of supplies. understaffed | Business Englishunderstaffed adjective uk /ˌʌndəˈstɑːft/ us /ˌʌndərˈstæft/(alsoundermanned) HR having fewer workers or employees than necessary: We are understaffed and too reliant on contractors to provide us with personnel. Compareoverstaffed Examples of understaffedunderstaffed His conclusions - that we need the science, the continent is grossly understaffed, and that co-operation is crucial - are hardly a surprise. The most serious concern is the delay caused by a seriously overburdened and understaffed judicial system. The 180 rural health centers are understaffed and not functionally integrated with local hospitals. Inefficient and understaffed party offices were, however, counterbalanced by the ' informal ' organizational response to mass politics, by which the author means above all the press. Proponents of this approach would ask, for example, if some clinical departments are overworked and understaffed, prompting them to cut corners in coding and billing to save time. Healthcare is provided free of charge through public (government-run) clinics and hospitals, but these institutions are generally understaffed, overcrowded, and inefficient, and many have a reputation for providing substandard care. They should not allow themselves to be hijacked by underfunded and understaffed head teachers as part-time, unpaid, untrained extra teachers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The refugee arrivals project does its best, but it is understaffed and has great difficulty providing an adequate service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are also concerned about the ability of an understaffed police force to implement those curfews properly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In hospitals where acute shortage exists, new probationers may be flung into understaffed wards to take their part in the daily struggle against time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is hideously understaffed, hideously overworked and hideously inadequate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All those who work within the service agree that overcrowded and understaffed prisons do not work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not overstaffed, and the tendency is to become more and more understaffed with those who are really skilled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The underlying problem is that trading standards offices are hopelessly understaffed, underfinanced and ill-equipped, yet we like to pile more responsibilities on to them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Generally it does that tremendously well, but in some parts of the country the service is under great stress and is understaffed for this task. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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