staffed
staffed — adjective
- staffedpositive
- staffedercomparative
- staffedestsuperlative
1. having employees on duty and ready to do the work — used about a place or servic
having employees on duty and ready to do the work — used about a place or service that is open and running with people present
The community clinic is fully staffed with doctors and nurses around the clock.
fully staffed + with [type of worker]
Amara felt relieved to find the reception desk staffed when she arrived late.
A well-staffed kitchen makes a busy restaurant run smoothly during the dinner rush.
The children's ward was under-staffed, so Dimitri stayed an extra four hours.
No library branch stays staffed on Sunday — they all close by Saturday noon.
- unstaffed
having no workers on duty at all
- understaffed
having too few workers for the work that needs to be done
文法句型
well-/fully-/adequately-/under- + staffed
staffed + by/with + [type of worker]
常見錯誤
staffed — verb
- staffedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- staffeds3rd person singular
- staffeding-ing form
- staffededpast simple
1. provided with the workers needed to operate, by a person or organisation in char
provided with the workers needed to operate, by a person or organisation in charge — the passive form of the verb 'staff'
The new office was staffed by three experienced accountants from the city branch.
be staffed by + [type of worker]
Kwame's catering business is staffed entirely by his extended family on weekends.
The polling station had been staffed with trained volunteers since early morning.
Yuki discovered the help desk was staffed by students who knew very little.
During the festival, every entrance was staffed by a security guard checking bags.
文法句型
be staffed by + [people or organisation]
be staffed with + [type of worker]
用法筆記
This is the passive form of the verb 'staff.' Always used with a form of 'be' (is, was, has been, etc.). The person or organisation providing the workers comes after 'by,' or the type of worker comes after 'with.'