short-handed

We 're actually a bit short-handed at the moment .

眼下我们确实有点人手不足。

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。

Now the Department is heavily understaffed ( or short-staffed , short-handed ) .

目前该部门严重缺员。

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。

But you see , the restaurant is full and we are short-handed today .

不过你看，餐厅现在客满，我们今天人手不够。

They were short-handed at work today .

他们今天工作人手不够。

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。

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。

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。

I 'm short-handed all over the hospital .

我整个医院都缺人。

" 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。”

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。

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。