short-handed
adjective /ˌʃɔːt ˈhændɪd/
/ˌʃɔːrt ˈhændɪd/
[not usually before noun]- not having as many workers or people who can help as you need
synonym short-staffed人手不足 - I’m sorry about the delay—we’re rather short-handed today.
很抱歉耽搁了,我们今天很缺人手。
- I’m sorry about the delay—we’re rather short-handed today.