short-handed

adj.

1. 人手不足
   not having as many workers or people who can help as you need

1. ADJ-GRADED 人手不足的
   If a company, organization, or group is short-handed, it does not have enough people to work on a particular job or for a particular purpose.
   1. We're actually a bit short-handed at the moment.
      眼下我们确实有点人手不足。

1. We're actually a bit short-handed at the moment.
   眼下我们确实有点人手不足。
2. Now the Department is heavily understaffed ( or short-staffed, short-handed).
   目前该部门严重缺员。
3. The cafeteria is short-handed so we'll have to wait in line.
   自助餐厅人手不够，所以我们不得不排队等候。
4. Retail chains are scrambling for alternative supplies elsewhere in Asia to avoid being caught short-handed.
   零售连锁店正在从亚洲其它地区匆忙抢购替代货源，以避免库存短缺。
5. 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。
6. They're very short-handed, and I'm a good driver.
   他们人手不足，加上我是一个不错的司机。
7. They were short-handed at work today.
   他们今天工作人手不够。
8. "We're short-handed, Smith." the boss replies. "I can't give you the day off."
   “可我们很缺人，史密斯。”老板答道，“我不可能放你的假。”
9. He added a third MVP designation at the FIBA Americas Tournament last week, helping to lead short-handed Argentina to qualify for the Olympics.
   上周他第三次加冕美洲杯MVP桂冠，为缺兵少将的阿根廷赢得了一张北京奥运会入场券。
10. I'm short-handed all over the hospital.
    我整个医院都缺人。
11. 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。
12. Our country has big population, while the amount of land is small, cultivated land resources are short-handed, the quality of cultivated land is not high, nearly two-thirds are the middle-and-low-yielding fields.
    我国人多地少，耕地后备资源不足，耕地质量不高，有近三分之二的中低产田。

adj

1. inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.
   1. they're rather short-handed at the moment
   2. overcrowded and understaffed hospitals

   Synonym:    short-staffedundermannedunderstaffed