overstaff
overstaff — 動詞
- overstaffpresent simple I / you / we / they
- overstaffs3rd person singular
- overstaffing-ing form
- overstaffedpast simple
1. to hire or keep more workers than the job needs, so that some of them have littl
人員過多
僱用的人數超過工作所需
to hire or keep more workers than the job needs, so that some of them have little to do.
Hugo's cafe never overstaffs on weekday mornings, when only a few customers come in.
Hugo 的咖啡店平日早上從不讓人員過多，因為只有少數客人上門。
used without an object: a business overstaffs
The hospital was overstaffed, so several nurses spent whole shifts with nothing to do.
這家醫院人員過多，好幾位護士整個班次都無事可做。
passive: be overstaffed
To save money, Brooke's company stopped overstaffing its shops during the quiet summer months.
為了省錢，Brooke 的公司不再於夏季清閒的月份讓各門市人員過多。
stop + overstaffing + place of work
If the bakery overstaffs the kitchen, the extra bakers just get in each other's way.
如果麵包店的廚房人員過多，多出來的師傅只會互相擋路。
Tunde warned that hiring ten extra clerks would overstaff the small office.
Tunde 警告說，多僱十名職員會讓這間小辦公室人員過多。
用法筆記
Can take an object naming the workplace or task (overstaff the office) or stand alone with a business as subject (the firm does not overstaff).