short-handed是什么意思

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      short-handed 是什么意思

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      adj.
      人手不足的。

      inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.; "they''re rather short-handed at the moment"; "overcrowded and understaffed hospitals"
      同义词:short-staffed, undermanned, understaffed,

      Short handed is a term used in ice hockey and refers to having fewer skaters on the ice during play, as a result of a penalty. The player removed from play serves the penalty in the penalty box for a set amount of time proportional to the severity of the infraction.

例句与用法
1. The shop is short-handed , so we are all having to work harder .
店里人手不足,所以我们都得努力工作。

2. If the hospital was caught short-handed because it hired too few nurses to staff the x-ray room, management relied on insufficient data .
如果医院因透视室雇佣护士太少而造成人手紧张,那就说明人事调度工作的有关信息是不健全的。