/,ʌndə'stɑ:ft; [US] -'stæft; ,ʌndɚ`stæft/
adj (of a school, a hospital, an office, etc) having too few people to function properly （指学校、医院、办公室等）人员不足的
*The school is badly understaffed.这所学校教职员工严重不足. Cf 参看 overstaffed, undermanned.

adj
not having enough workers, or fewer workers than usual