■ under-

这是一个很有用的前缀，用了它，往往可以行文更为简短。

• The FDA has long been underfunded and understaffed. (US News & World Report, Sept. 15-22, 2008, p.27)药物食品管理局长期以来一直经费短缺，人手不足。

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