staffing

/ˈstɑː.fɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [stˈæfɪŋ] /ˈstæf.ɪŋ/ (ame, ipa)

staffing — adjective

  • staffingpositive
  • more staffingcomparative
  • most staffingsuperlative

1. describing matters connected with the people an organization employs, especially

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describing matters connected with the people an organization employs, especially how many workers it has and how they are arranged.

例句

The hospital raised nurse pay after a staffing crisis in the emergency ward.

collocation: staffing crisis in a workplace

Daichi reviewed the school's staffing levels before opening two extra classes.

collocation: staffing levels

同義詞
  • personnel

    more formal; often used for policies, records, or budgets concerning employees

  • workforce

    broader; focuses on the workers as a group rather than on planning or arranging them

文法句型

staffing + noun (levels, shortage, plan, rules, costs)

用法筆記

Usually comes before a noun such as levels, shortage, costs, or rules. It is common in reports and workplace discussions about hospitals, schools, shops, and other organizations.

常見錯誤

❌The hospital is staffing this month.
✅The hospital has staffing problems this month.' / 'The hospital is fully staffed this month.
💡staffing usually modifies a following noun; use staffed for the condition of having enough workers.