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be underfunded
underfunded 常与 be 连用，表示处于资金不足的状态。
Many rural schools are underfunded.
许多农村学校资金不足。
资金不足的；经费不足的
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资金不足的；经费不足的
not provided with enough money to operate or function effectively
Many rural schools are underfunded.
许多农村学校资金不足。
资金不足的。
Insufficiently funded.
The local library is underfunded and cannot buy new books.
当地图书馆资金不足，无法购买新书。
Many underfunded schools lack basic teaching materials.
许多资金不足的学校缺乏基本的教学材料。
The project remained underfunded despite repeated requests for support.
尽管一再请求支持，该项目仍然资金不足。
underfunded 常与 be 连用，表示处于资金不足的状态。
Many rural schools are underfunded.
许多农村学校资金不足。
underfunded 可直接放在名词前作定语，说明该事物缺乏所需资金。
The underfunded hospital cannot afford new equipment.
这家资金不足的医院买不起新设备。
remain 后接 underfunded，表示持续处于资金不足的状态。
Public libraries remain underfunded in many cities.
许多城市的公共图书馆仍然资金不足。
Not this
The school underfunded.
Use this
The school is underfunded.
underfunded 是形容词（过去分词形式），作表语时必须与连系动词 is/are 等连用；汉语形容词可直接作谓语，因此容易漏掉 be 动词。
Not this
The hospital was underfunded with the government.
Use this
The hospital was underfunded by the government.
被动结构（be underfunded）中，施动者（the government）要用介词 by 引出；with 表示工具或伴随，不能用来引出施动者。
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长期资金不足的
The country's public hospitals are chronically underfunded.
该国公立医院长期资金不足。
严重资金不足的
Many rural schools are severely underfunded.
许多农村学校资金严重不足。
经费严重匮乏的
The mental health system is woefully underfunded.
精神卫生体系经费严重匮乏。
资金不足的养老金体系
The underfunded pension system threatens future retirees.
资金不足的养老金体系威胁着未来的退休人员。
仍然资金不足
Despite promises, the program remains underfunded.
尽管有承诺，该项目仍然资金不足。
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记住 under（不足）＋funded（资金）：资金在标准线以下，即资金不足。
语域：neutral 常见场景：news articles、policy documents 该词为中性偏正式的说法，多用于书面语境，如新闻报道、政策分析或机构评估中，表示“资金不足的”；日常口语中也会用到，但不如书面语常见。
真押韵词：funded (/ˈfʌndɪd/) 和 refunded (/rɪˈfʌndɪd/)。注意拼写以 -ounded 结尾的词（founded、grounded、sounded）发音为 /aʊndɪd/，看似相近但和 -unded /ʌndɪd/ 并不押韵。
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