undermanned

adj.

1. 人手不足的；编制不足的；缺编的
   not having enough people working in order to be able to function well

1. ADJ-GRADED 人员不足的；缺少人手的
   If an organization is undermanned, it does not have enough employees to function properly.
   1. In some stores we were undermanned and customer service was suffering.
      有些店我们人手不足，对顾客照顾不周。

1. A recent estimate was that factories were undermanned by about 30 per cent.
   最新估算表明工厂的人员不足达30%左右。
2. In some stores we were undermanned and customer service was suffering.
   有些店我们人手不足，对顾客照顾不周。
3. But undermanned and underarmed, Naw Kham was able to take control of areas surrounding the Triangle with remarkable ease.
   但是，人员不足、武器装备不足的诺康却较轻易地控制了金三角周边的地区。
4. The industry is sadly undermanned.
   这一工业的人员可悲地不足。
5. Why do people in developing countries leave undermanned farms to languish in urban unemployment, for example?
   比如，为何发展中国家的人民要离开人手不足的农村，到城市里去经受失业的折磨？
6. Patients wait hours while the undermanned and sometimes short-tempered staff struggle to meet the demand.
   病人就诊要等很长时间，医务人员配备不足，只能穷于应付，有时还向病人发脾气。
7. We're outgunned and undermanned, but you know something? We're going to win.
   我们有武器但是人手不足，但是知道吗？我们会赢的。
8. For alleviate case increase sharply and try undermanned contradiction ( according to the reform idea of the Supreme Judicial Court, judge number can not realize fast growth also in quite a long time), the regional courts have all carried on positive exploration.
   为缓解诉讼案件猛增与审判人员不足的矛盾（而根据最高法院的改革构想，法官人数在相当长的时间里还不可能实现快速增长），各地法院都进行了积极的探索。

adj

1. inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.
   1. they're rather short-handed at the moment
   2. overcrowded and understaffed hospitals

   Synonym:    short-handedshort-staffedunderstaffed