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underfunding of [something]
通常作不可数名词，但在指多个领域的资金不足时也可用复数 underfundings。
The underfunding of rural hospitals has become a national crisis.
农村医院资金不足已成为全国性危机。
资金不足；经费不足
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资金不足；经费不足
the act or state of providing too little money for something; insufficient funding
The underfunding of rural hospitals has become a national crisis.
农村医院资金不足已成为全国性危机。
资金不足的状态
The condition of being underfunded.
The underfunding of public libraries has led to shorter opening hours.
公共图书馆资金不足导致开放时间缩短。
Many teachers are worried about the chronic underfunding in rural schools.
许多教师担心农村学校长期经费不足。
Underfunding of the healthcare system affects patients across the country.
医疗体系资金不足影响到全国各地的患者。
通常作不可数名词，但在指多个领域的资金不足时也可用复数 underfundings。
The underfunding of rural hospitals has become a national crisis.
农村医院资金不足已成为全国性危机。
Underfunding in scientific research is holding back innovation.
科研领域的资金不足正在阻碍创新。
Not this
The underfund of public schools is a serious problem.
Use this
The underfunding of public schools is a serious problem.
underfund 是动词，不能直接作名词；表达“资金不足”这个抽象概念时，要用名词形式 underfunding。
Not this
The government is underfunding on education.
Use this
The government is underfunding education.
underfund 是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，不需要介词 on；中文的“对…提供资金不足”并不对应英语的 on。
Not this
Rural hospitals face an underfunding.
Use this
Rural hospitals face underfunding.
underfunding 作名词时通常不可数，前面不能加不定冠词 an；要表达“资金不足的状况”直接用 underfunding 即可。
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长期资金不足
The hospital's problems stem from chronic underfunding.
这家医院的问题源于长期资金不足。
严重资金不足
Many schools in the region suffer from severe underfunding.
该地区许多学校面临严重的资金不足。
系统性资金不足
Systemic underfunding has weakened the entire public health system.
系统性资金不足削弱了整个公共卫生系统。
教育经费不足
The underfunding of education is a major concern for parents.
教育经费不足是家长们的一大担忧。
解决资金不足
The government promised to address underfunding in the arts.
政府承诺解决艺术领域的资金不足问题。
多年的资金不足
Years of underfunding have left the infrastructure in poor condition.
多年的资金不足使基础设施状况堪忧。
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under（不足）+ funding（资金），合起来即“资金不足”：想象项目资金表上写着“under”，钱不够用。
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reporting、policy discussions、academic writing、public finance underfunding 作为名词表示“资金不足”，通常用于正式或中性的场合，多出现在新闻报道、政策文件和学术文章中，口语中较少使用。
发音匹配：'funding' 与 'underfunding' 重读部分 '-funding' 押韵；'under' 和 'thunder' 与词首 /ˌʌndə/ 相同。注意：'founding' 和 'grounding' 拼写看似与 'funding' 相近，但元音是 /aʊ/，不押韵。
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