short time

British EnglishBrE when workers work for fewer hours than usual, because the company cannot afford to pay them their full wage 短工时，缩短工作时间〔因公司支付不起全额工资〕

Most of the workers were put on short time.

大部分工人开工不足。

Examples from the Corpus

short time• In this way a carcass can draw vultures from far away in a short time.• One year is a very short time.• Just a short time ago the forest was impenetrable ... and safe.• Employees may try working at the new location for a short time and then decide not to continue.• Now that he's on short time he's doing more round the house.• Police arrested a male juvenile a short time later.• The forest has reclaimed the fields even in this short time since I was last there.

→ short time at short1(15)

单词	short time
释义	short time short time British EnglishBrE when workers work for fewer hours than usual, because the company cannot afford to pay them their full wage 短工时，缩短工作时间〔因公司支付不起全额工资〕 Most of the workers were put on short time. 大部分工人开工不足。 Examples from the Corpus short time• In this way a carcass can draw vultures from far away in a short time.• One year is a very short time.• Just a short time ago the forest was impenetrable ... and safe.• Employees may try working at the new location for a short time and then decide not to continue.• Now that he's on short time he's doing more round the house.• Police arrested a male juvenile a short time later.• The forest has reclaimed the fields even in this short time since I was last there. → short time at short1(15)
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