单词underemployed
adj.: 未充分就业的（指就业不足、没有足够的工作可做，或所做的工作未能充分发挥技能）
网络: 大材小用；半失业；就业不足的
未充分就业的（指就业不足、没有足够的工作可做，或所做的工作未能充分发挥技能）:
not having enough work to do; not having work that makes full use of your skills and abilities
未按专长雇佣的〔本是技工,干的是技术性很低的工作,故工资低微〕
未充分就业的〔尤指非全日性雇佣,以致生活水准低下的〕
And despite some signs of wage pressure in a few cities, there is still a significant supply of underemployed labor around the country.
尽管在一些城市出现了用工荒，但是在全国范围内，未充分就业的劳动力供应依然充足。
The farms, in turn, need factories to draw underemployed field-hands off the land, transforming them from surplus labourers into consumers.
工业需要农业为工人提供廉价的农产品，反过来，农业需要工业来解放生产力，将剩余劳动力变成消费者。
That may be a glimmer of good news for the country"s vast pool of young and underemployed college graduates.
对于大量毕业即失业的美国年轻大学生来说，这多多少少算是个好消息。
Among the underemployed is Marty Rasmussen of Walnut Creek, Calif. , who was a banking executive for more than 15 years.
加州的拉斯穆森（MartyRasmussen）也是就业不足者之一。他曾任银行高管超过15年。
They found their brightest prospects among "underemployed females living in middle-class communities on the fringe of the old urban areas. "
他们找到了光明的前景“待业的女性，她们住在中产阶级的聚居区里，聚居区就坐落在老城区的边上。”
Filled with the young and underemployed, the half-acre concrete plaza has become something like a college dorm.
祖科蒂公园占地半英亩的混凝土广场上聚集着年轻人和半失业者，变得像个大学宿舍。
The American economy remains in dire straits, with one worker in six unemployed or underemployed.
美国的经济仍是一团糟，六分之一的工人处在失业或半失业状态。
But if the new party keeps its focus on growth, Japan"s disenchanted and underemployed youth may yet take a greater interest.
但是，如果该党派继续聚焦于经济增长，则会更加迎合失望、半失业的日本青年人的心。
I miss that ample laptop space, the familiar faces of the same ten underemployed writers, the soft couches to match the soft lighting.
我怀念那里宽大的笔记本电脑工作台，想念那里的十个熟面孔，他们都是大材小用的写手，还有那柔软的沙发和相得益彰的柔和灯光。
As September"s vote draws near, they should think again, if only for the sake of millions of their underemployed compatriots.
随着九月份的大选日益临近，他们应该三思，哪怕是看在他们数以百万计的未充分就业的同胞份上。