short-handed
英 ['ʃɔ:t'hændid]
美
- adj. 人手不足的；有人被罚下场的
英英释义
- 1. inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.;
- "they're rather short-handed at the moment"
- "overcrowded and understaffed hospitals"
实用场景例句
- We're actually a bit short-handed at the moment.
- 眼下我们确实有点人手不足。
柯林斯例句
- They're rather short - handed at the moment.
- 这时候他们有点缺人手.
《简明英汉词典》
- The shop is short - handed, so we are all having to work harder.
- 店里人手不足, 所以我们都得勤奋些.
辞典例句
- The cafeteria is short handed so we'll have to wait in line.
- 咖啡馆人手不够,所以我们不得不排队等候.
互联网
- We are short - handed at work because so many of the staff are on holiday.
- 我们人手不够,因为有许多职员正在休假.
互联网
中文词源
short-handed 人手短缺
来自 short,短的，不足的，hand,手，人手。
双语例句
- 1. I use the short-wave radio to get the latest war news.
- 我用短波收音机收听最新的战事新闻。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The letter was short — a simple recitation of their problem.
- 信写得很短——只是简单地说了一下他们的问题。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. They've come a long way in a short space of time.
- 他们在很短的时间之内就大老远地赶了过来。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. There was a net outflow of about £50m in short-term capital.
- 短期资金净流出额大约为5,000万英镑。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. I'll run over to Short Mountain and check on Mrs Adams.
- 我会开车去肖特山看看亚当斯夫人。
来自柯林斯例句
英文词源
- short-handed (adj.)
- "having too few 'hands,'" 1794, from short (adj.) + -handed. The ice hockey sense is attested from 1939.