ˌill-ˈserved adjectiveadj [not before noun] not helped by something or not represented well 供给不足的；没有得到充分体现的 The northeast of the country is ill-served by the rail network. 该国的东北部铁路网络不完善。
ill-served• Young people are ill-served by arts programmes.• Actors, after all, are routinely ill-served by playwrights.• Lee believes women have been ill-served by the medical system.• Certainly left handed people are ill-served in western society.