short-handed

• adj. 人手不足的；有人被罚下场的

来自 short,短的，不足的，hand,手，人手。

short-handed (adj.)

"having too few 'hands,'" 1794, from short (adj.) + -handed. The ice hockey sense is attested from 1939.

1. I use the short-wave radio to get the latest war news.

我用短波收音机收听最新的战事新闻。

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2. The letter was short — a simple recitation of their problem.

信写得很短——只是简单地说了一下他们的问题。

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3. They've come a long way in a short space of time.

他们在很短的时间之内就大老远地赶了过来。

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4. There was a net outflow of about £50m in short-term capital.

短期资金净流出额大约为5,000万英镑。

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5. I'll run over to Short Mountain and check on Mrs Adams.

我会开车去肖特山看看亚当斯夫人。

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