"understaffed" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 人手不足

Definition

如果某個公司或地方是understaffed，表示沒有足夠的工作人員完成所有必要的工作。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Understaffed” 多用於企業、醫院、零售業等，表示長期人員不足，影響效率。是形容詞，用於如“the department is understaffed”。講的是長期人手短缺，不是偶發的缺勤。

Examples

The hospital is understaffed today.

醫院今天**人手不足**。

We are understaffed during the weekend.

我們週末總是**人手不足**。

The store was understaffed, so the lines were long.

商店**人手不足**，所以排隊很長。

We’ve been understaffed for months, and everyone’s exhausted.

我們已經**人手不足**好幾個月，大家都很累。

I’m sorry, we’re really understaffed right now, so service is slow.

不好意思，我們現在**人手不足**，服務會慢一點。

Being understaffed means extra stress for everyone on the team.

**人手不足**讓團隊每個人壓力都更大。