undermanned
adj
(of a ship, factory, etc) having too few people to function properly (指轮船、 工厂等)人员不足的
complaints that our hospitals are seriously undermanned 对我们的一些医院严重缺员的投诉. Cf 参看 understaffed, overmanned.
🗣️ 情景例句
The policemen could not cope with the crowds.
警察不能对付群众。
I've got a terrible pain in my back.
我的背很痛。
She didn't visit her step-mother much, though I believe that they used to speak on the phone from time to time.