学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2564 understaffed

今天我们要学的词是 understaffed. Understaffed is spelled u-n-d-e-r-s-t-a-f-f-e-d, understaffed. Understaffed 形容词，人手不足的。The head of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration told Congress that airports across the country will be understaffed during the peak summer travel season. 美国运输安全局负责人告诉国会说，夏季旅行旺季全国各地机场都存在人手短缺的情况。加拿大政府一项审计报告说，The Canadian Army Reserves is understaffed, under-equipped and not fully¹ ready to deploy². 加拿大陆军预备役人员装备短缺，不能随时投入部署。好的，我们今天学习的词是 understaffed, understaffed, understaffed...

1 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

2 deploy   

v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开

参考例句：

• The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
• The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。