"skeleton crew" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 最少人手
• 基本班底

Definition

“skeleton crew” 指的是维持一个场所或运营所需的最少人数。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于企业、工厂或交通领域，描述只安排了基本、最必要人员工作，常见于节假日、紧急情况或低峰时段。一般偏正式场合使用。

Examples

During the holiday, the store operated with a skeleton crew.

节假日期间，商店只用**最少人手**在运营。

Hospitals sometimes have a skeleton crew at night.

医院夜间有时只留**基本班底**。

The factory ran with a skeleton crew during the strike.

罢工期间，工厂只维持了**最少人手**运营。

Because of the snowstorm, only a skeleton crew made it into the office today.

因为暴风雪，今天只有**最少人手**能到公司上班。

We’re running on a skeleton crew until the rest of the team gets back from vacation.

在团队其他人度假归来前，我们只能靠**最少人手**撑着。

There’s just a skeleton crew here on weekends, so call ahead if you need help.

周末这里只有**最少人手**，有需要请提前打电话。