shorthanded

FREQ #34546

a. 人手不足的

发音

US

词形变化

more shorthanded 比较级 most shorthanded 最高级

别名

short handed short-handed

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    simple past and past participle of shorthand

adj.
  1. 1.

    Lacking sufficient staff or people, as for normal or efficient operations.

    The tiny restaurant usually got by with three workers on that shift, but found itself shorthanded when the tour bus pulled in.

  2. 2.

    Having less than a quorum.

  3. 3.

    Having, or occurring during an interval with, fewer than a full complement of players, often as the result of a penalty.

  4. 4.

    Having fewer than the standard number of players.

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adv.
  1. 1.

    In a shorthanded manner.

词汇关系

词源

From short + handed.

来源:wiktionary