Many factories were chronically overmanned.是什么意思？

Many factories were chronically overmanned.

很多工厂长期人浮于事。

many

adj. 许多，多的；pron. （与复数动词连用）大多数人；

例句
There are many people who still find the act of abortion abhorrent.
仍有很多人对堕胎行为表示厌恶。

factories

n. 工厂，制造厂( factory的名词复数 )；

例句
Weeks of aerial bombardment had destroyed factories and highways...
数周的空中轰炸已经摧毁了许多工厂和公路。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

chronically

adv. 慢性地，习惯性地，长期地；

例句
Research and technology are said to be chronically underfunded.
据说为研究和技术方面提供的经费严重不足。