| 词汇 | short-handed |
| 释义 | short-handed adjective uk /ˌʃɔːtˈhæn.dɪd/ us /ˌʃɔːrtˈhæn.dɪd/(UK alsoshort-staffed) If a company or organization is short-handed, it does not have the usual or necessary number of workers: 缺人手的，人手不足的 Some hospitals are so short-handed that doctors have to work 20-hour shifts.一些医院人手严重不足，医生每天不得不上20小时的班。 Synonyms undermanned understaffed Work, working and the workplace act as something all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)idiom assignment bandh be at workidiom grind hoop hotelling housekeeping in the line of dutyidiom induction industry job moonlight slave slog slouch spadework subtask sweat short-handed | American Dictionaryshort-handed adjective, adverb us/ˈʃɔrtˈhæn·dɪd/ not having the usual or necessary number of workers: We’ve got two people out sick so we’re short-handed today. short-handed | Business Englishshort-handed adjective WORKPLACE (alsoshorthanded)ukus not having the usual or necessary number of workers: The industry heads into this crucial period shorthanded due to a paperwork problem. leave sb short-handedThe state's crackdown on illegal immigration has left farmers short-handed. Examples of short-handedshort-handed To-day garages are short-handed because they cannot get the type of really efficient garage foreman that they must have. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The company state that to open waiting-rooms would necessitate the provision of a staff which, as they are short-handed, they are unable to supply. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They make extra demands on the police, who are already short-handed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But that seems to indicate a considerable amount of efficiency, notwithstanding that the inspectors are somewhat short-handed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is that our police have been working short-handed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is because of its remarkable recruiting that frequently it has been able to lend squadrons to other cavalry regiments which are short-handed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Under the present system they have to coal this ship and that ship, and they are short-handed to begin with. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So short-handed are some of the squadrons that leave entitlements cannot be fulfilled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are being run shorthanded at present, and are becoming more short-handed from day to day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are short-handed, as we have heard, and they are very hard-worked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their office staffs are short-handed at the present time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In spite of being short-handed they have in some cases put through complicated minimum wage legislation which elsewhere has waited much too long. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is in a position to help if the commission suddenly finds itself short-handed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are over-worked because they are extremely short-handed, but in many cases they have nobly thrown themselves into extra work and have regarded that as their war contribution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Suppose, in similar circumstances a man is brought before a maritime court and in order that the ship may not sail short-handed, a fine of £25 or £50 is imposed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. 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