short-staffed

short-staffed

美 [ˌʃɔrt ˈstɑft] 　英 [ˌʃɔː(r)t ˈstɑːft]

• adj.人员配备不足；人手短缺
• 网络人手短缺的；人手不够的；缺人手

英汉解释

adj.	1. without enough workers

例句

The Ministry of Magic's Muggle Liaison Office was short-staffed, and no one had read the Muggle newspapers all that week.

魔法部的麻瓜联络处的人手永远短缺，因此，整整一周没人阅读那些麻瓜报纸也就不奇怪了。

Giving employees time for open-ended ideas can be expensive, especially with many companies short-staffed, but it may pay off.

给员工时间去进行自由创意会带来很高成本，尤其在很多企业人手紧张的情况下，但是这种做法可以获得丰厚的回报。

The city's trains frequently break down, the narrow roads are crowded, and the airports are often short staffed.

伦敦的地铁经常出问题，狭窄的道路拥堵不堪，机场也常常人手不足。

After all, sacking people is costly, as is going short-staffed and re-hiring people when things pick up.

裁员毕竟成本很高，人手短缺或是在形势好转后重新招聘人手同样成本高昂。

Young companies are always short-staffed, so 'you need to multi-task (and) you need to manage crisis on a daily basis, ' says Mr. Parekh.

帕瑞克说，初创不久的公司总是缺少人手，所以你需要成为一个多面手，而且能够处理一些日常的危机。

The company is short-staffed, so they all work hard, but they are not paid overtime.

这公司人手不够，所以大家都拼命干，而且加班也没有加班工资。Short-staffed，缺人手，overtime加班。

The Royal College of Midwives has warned that it is dangerously short-staffed when it comes to delivering little Britons.

皇家助产士学会警告说，接生医务者的短缺是非常危险的。

Hospitals are decades out of date, short-staffed and filthy.

医院设备落伍了几十年，人员短缺，环境脏乱。

Sometimes they're short-staffed and can't find anyone to wheel you back right away.

有时候医院不够人手就找不到人马上推回来病房。

Do you know how short-staffed we are?

你知道我们人手多么紧俏吗？

In the recent recession, thousands worked more hours than they wanted to, because they felt insecure or because the boss was short-staffed.

在最近的经济衰退之中，成千上万的工人的工作时间比他们想干的要长，这或者是因为他们感到不保险，或者是他们的老板缺人手。