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单词 short-handed
释义
short-handed
adjective
uk
/ˌʃɔːtˈhæn.dɪd/us
/ˌʃɔːrtˈhæn.dɪd/
(UKalsoshort-staffed)
If acompanyororganizationis short-handed, it does not have theusualornecessarynumberofworkers:
缺人手的，人手不足的
Somehospitalsare so short-handed thatdoctorshave towork20-hourshifts.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
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(Definition ofshort-handedfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

short-handed| American Dictionary

short-handed
adjective,adverb
us
/ˈʃɔrtˈhæn·dɪd/
not having theusualornecessarynumberofworkers:
We’ve got twopeopleoutsickso we’re short-handed today.
(Definition ofshort-handedfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

short-handed| Business English

short-handed
adjective
WORKPLACE(alsoshorthanded)
uk
us
not having theusualornecessarynumberofworkers:
Theindustryheadsinto thiscrucialperiodshorthandeddueto apaperworkproblem.
leave sb short-handedThe state'scrackdownonillegalimmigrationhasleftfarmersshort-handed.
(Definition ofshort-handedfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofshort-handed

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To-day garages areshort-handedbecause they cannot get the type of really efficient garage foreman that they must have.
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The company state that to open waiting-rooms would necessitate the provision of a staff which, as they areshort-handed, they are unable to supply.
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They make extra demands on the police, who are alreadyshort-handed.
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But that seems to indicate a considerable amount of efficiency, notwithstanding that the inspectors are somewhatshort-handed.
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It is that our police have been workingshort-handed.
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It is because of its remarkable recruiting that frequently it has been able to lend squadrons to other cavalry regiments which areshort-handed.
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Under the present system they have to coal this ship and that ship, and they areshort-handedto begin with.
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Soshort-handedare some of the squadrons that leave entitlements cannot be fulfilled.
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They are being run shorthanded at present, and are becoming moreshort-handedfrom day to day.
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They areshort-handed, as we have heard, and they are very hard-worked.
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Their office staffs areshort-handedat the present time.
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In spite of beingshort-handedthey have in some cases put through complicated minimum wage legislation which elsewhere has waited much too long.
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It is in a position to help if the commission suddenly finds itselfshort-handed.
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They are over-worked because they are extremelyshort-handed, but in many cases they have nobly thrown themselves into extra work and have regarded that as their war contribution.
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Suppose, in similar circumstances a man is brought before a maritime court and in order that the ship may not sailshort-handed, a fine of £25 or £50 is imposed.
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