undermanned

/uhn-der-mand/US // ˌʌn dərˈmænd //

人员不足,人手不足,人数不足,人员不足的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : lacking a normal or sufficient workforce, complement of troops, or the like; understaffed; short-handed.

adj.inadequate in work force

Synonyms

They provided the support for an undermanned squad and for an underperforming, marquee player in a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Fire at Audi Field.
A deluge of preseason and early-season injuries has left Losada with a badly undermanned roster.
On Tuesday, they moved a step closer to continental glory by vanquishing undermanned Paris Saint-Germain, 2-0, in the second leg of their semifinal for a 4-1 aggregate victory.
The crisis in Iraq is a disaster for the moderate rebels, including the undermanned and under-resourced FSA.
There should have been twenty, but to be undermanned has been English fashion since Agincourt.
It looks as though Jaggard's printing office was undermanned.
They wanted to be sure that the schooner was not going to sail from the latter port undermanned.
Then came the muster and picking for watches, when the grim fact became apparent that we were grievously undermanned.
The Countess of Rothes was pulling at the oars of her boat, likewise undermanned because the crew preferred to stay behind.