short-handed

• 形容人手不足，缺少足够的人来完成某项工作或任务；也可形容因缺人而无法正常运转或应对局面。

Describes a situation where there are not enough people to do the work that needs to be done.

1. Lacking enough staffB2formal

   Having fewer workers or helpers than are needed to do a job effectively.

   人手不足

   • The restaurant was short-handed last night, so service was slow.
   • We are short-handed at the office due to the flu season.
   • Being short-handed forced them to work overtime.

   同义词short-staffedunderhandedundermannedunderstaffed

   反义词sufficient