short-handed

adjective
🔊/ˌʃɔːt ˈhændɪd/
🔊/ˌʃɔːrt ˈhændɪd/
[not usually before noun]
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  1. not having as many workers or people who can help as you need人手不足 synonym short-staffed
    • I’m sorry about the delay—we’re rather short-handed today.我为延误感到抱歉-我们今天人手短缺。