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　　short-handed

　　常见释义：

　　adj.

　　人手不足的；有人被罚下场的

　　1、handed ─── v.交，递；搀扶；收（帆）；（非正式）（使）谩骂；（非正式）（使）轻松得到（hand的过去式及过去分词）；adj.有……手的；用……手的

　　2、short ─── adj.短的，短暂的; 矮的; 短缺的; 短期的；n.短；缺乏；短路；短裤；adj.短的；不足的；矮的，低的；adv.不足；突然；唐突地；adv.突然; 唐突地; 简短地; 横贯地；n.短裤; 短路; 缺乏；n.(Short)(英)肖特(人名)

　　3、empty-handed ─── adv.空手地；一无所有地；adj.空手的；徒手的

　　4、light-handed ─── adj.灵巧的；空手的；人手不够的

　　5、four-handed ─── adj.四人一组的；有四只手的

　　6、large-handed ─── adj.手大的；慷慨的

　　7、left-handed ─── adj.左撇的；用左手的；笨拙的

　　8、right-handed ─── adj.用右手的，惯用右手的；向右转的

　　9、open-handed ─── adj.大方的；慷慨的

　　1、Yeah, we are

　　short-handed

　　now. ─── 是的，我们现在正缺人手。

　　2、I had been assisting the department during a crunch period of being very short - handed, and was watching everyone get close to burn -out . ─── 我在这个部门人手不足的危急时刻来这儿帮忙，亲眼目睹了每个人都接近于精疲力竭的状态。

　　3、Eventhough we lost, as I expected, I am actually quite happy to see the short handed Rockets gave the Mavs a run for their money. ─── 即使跟我预期的一样，我们输了，我还是很高兴缺兵少将的火箭让小牛使出了吃奶的力气。

　　4、I had to learn every aspect of the business and work every station, because we were often

　　short-handed

　　. ─── 我必须去学习做餐馆生意的方方面面，什么活都要去做，因为餐馆里经常人手短缺。

　　5、Who says the Lakers are

　　short-handed

　　? ─── 谁说现在的湖人队人手短缺的？

　　6、and then, says you, Ben Gunn was

　　short-handed

　　- no chaplin g, nor so much as a Bible and a flag, you says. ─── 而你会说，本·葛恩缺人手呀——没有牧师，也没有《圣经》和旗呀，你会说。

　　7、The barn at which Hurstwood applied was exceedingly

　　short-handed

　　, and was being operated practically by three men as directors. ─── 赫斯渥申请求职的车场极缺人手，实际上是靠三个人在那里指挥才得以运行。

　　8、Were actually a bit

　　short-handed

　　at the moment. ─── 我们确实有点人手不足。

　　9、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。