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单词 underfund
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Definition of underfund in English:

underfund

verbʌndəˈfʌndˌəndərˈfənd
[with object]
  • Provide with insufficient funding.

    important public services are seriously underfunded
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The humanitarian community here is underfunded by hundreds of millions of dollars.
    • The president's budget for the current fiscal year proposed slashing many already underfunded programs.
    • The hard working police are severely underfunded, significantly underpaid and crazily understaffed.
    • Roads are congested, public transportation is poor, and the health service is underfunded.
    • Yet health services are seriously underfunded and unable to cope with the numbers of patients seeking help.
    • Successive governments have underfunded tertiary education for years.
    • She says the chronically underfunded centre is a lifeline for the 60 men and women who use it every day.
    • The problem is that many community services are significantly underfunded.
    • Yes, Defence (like the health and education sectors) has been underfunded for years.
    • It must be recognised, however, that over a number of years we have been advised that the Trust has been underfunded.
    • For years, it's been underfunded and overwhelmed and, by its own admission, barely able to cope.
    • This report showed the health services had been seriously underfunded for many years and needed a huge injection of capital.
    • Care homes across the country say they are being underfunded by councils and lack of funding is repeatedly cited for increasing numbers of closures.
    • They say the federal and provincial governments have chronically underfunded them, and are left with little choice.
    • ‘Higher education has been underfunded for many years and doing nothing is not an option,’ she said.
    • This dual system strained the traditionally underfunded public services of the state.
    • All members of this House know that despite the extra money put in by this Government, the treatment services are still underfunded.
    • Less well-off parents would end up sending their children to nearby underfunded public schools.
    • He said the practice was underfunded and was trying to operate a service that will make things better for those who stay.
    • The chief constable herself has been touring the county telling people their police have been underfunded for years and the only way forward is more cash.
 
 

Definition of underfund in US English:

underfund

verbˌəndərˈfəndˌəndərˈfənd
[with object]usually be underfunded
  • Provide with insufficient funding.

    important public services are seriously underfunded
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The hard working police are severely underfunded, significantly underpaid and crazily understaffed.
    • Successive governments have underfunded tertiary education for years.
    • Care homes across the country say they are being underfunded by councils and lack of funding is repeatedly cited for increasing numbers of closures.
    • The problem is that many community services are significantly underfunded.
    • For years, it's been underfunded and overwhelmed and, by its own admission, barely able to cope.
    • The humanitarian community here is underfunded by hundreds of millions of dollars.
    • It must be recognised, however, that over a number of years we have been advised that the Trust has been underfunded.
    • All members of this House know that despite the extra money put in by this Government, the treatment services are still underfunded.
    • Less well-off parents would end up sending their children to nearby underfunded public schools.
    • The chief constable herself has been touring the county telling people their police have been underfunded for years and the only way forward is more cash.
    • She says the chronically underfunded centre is a lifeline for the 60 men and women who use it every day.
    • Roads are congested, public transportation is poor, and the health service is underfunded.
    • The president's budget for the current fiscal year proposed slashing many already underfunded programs.
    • They say the federal and provincial governments have chronically underfunded them, and are left with little choice.
    • This report showed the health services had been seriously underfunded for many years and needed a huge injection of capital.
    • This dual system strained the traditionally underfunded public services of the state.
    • Yes, Defence (like the health and education sectors) has been underfunded for years.
    • ‘Higher education has been underfunded for many years and doing nothing is not an option,’ she said.
    • He said the practice was underfunded and was trying to operate a service that will make things better for those who stay.
    • Yet health services are seriously underfunded and unable to cope with the numbers of patients seeking help.
 
 
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