中文词源
short-handed 人手短缺
来自 short,短的，不足的，hand,手，人手。
英语词源
- short-handed (adj.)
- "having too few 'hands,'" 1794, from short (adj.) + -handed. The ice hockey sense is attested from 1939.
权威例句
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。