"shorthanded" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 人手不足
• 缺人

Definition

指在工作或团队中人手不够，无法完成任务或工作。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于工作和团队，表示人手比需要的少。常见表达如“we're shorthanded”。不要与速记（shorthand）混淆。为非正式口语化用法。

Examples

We are shorthanded today at the store.

我们今天商店里**人手不足**。

Our team played shorthanded but still won.

我们队**人手不足**，但还是赢了。

He can't take a break because they are shorthanded.

他不能休息，因为他们**人手不足**。

Sorry for the wait, we're a bit shorthanded this evening.

不好意思让您久等了，今晚我们**人手有点不足**。

If anyone can help out, we're really shorthanded in the kitchen.

如果有人能帮忙，厨房现在真的**人手不够**。

We're often shorthanded on weekends, so things get a bit hectic.

周末我们常常**人手不足**，所以事情会有点忙乱。