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单词 short-handed
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Definition of short-handed in English:

short-handed

adjective
  • 1Not having enough or the usual number of staff or crew.

    人手不够的

    the kitchen was a bit short-handed

    厨房有点人手不够。

    as adverb the management worked short-handed
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Or the front desk staff was seemingly inattentive because they were short-handed due to illness.
    • He had checked her records earlier, and the only reason she was hired as a maid was because the staff was really short-handed.
    • Staff at St Luke's are short-handed, meaning the ones who are there are having to work in more than one area.
    • The director did not have time to do detailed calculations, but he knew that they were ‘very short-handed.’
    • According to sources in Ambon, these battalions have been utilised because the army is short-handed.
    • The board is supposed to have 10 members but is currently short-handed because of Rooney's departure.
    • She said: ‘The problem was caused when some staff left, leaving them short-handed.’
    • Preparation has been especially intense because the Army is short-handed on military police units, so these artillerymen are being quickly re-trained to provide desperately needed security for convoys.
    • History shows the Senate has a poor record of confirming election-year nominees, meaning the Supreme Court would be short-handed.
    • Shanks said that in a bid to add more staff on to night shifts, they were leaving themselves short-handed during the quieter daytime periods.
    • We could be short-handed; I've still got to find out which of the guys are available.
    Synonyms
    understaffed, undermanned, below strength
  • 2Ice Hockey
    (of a goal) scored by a team playing with fewer players on the ice than their opponent.

    〔冰球〕人少一方进球得分的,以寡敌众进球得分的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A little less than seven minutes into the second period the Mustangs pulled to within one goal when Sal Peralta scored a short-handed marker.
    • Patrik Elias scored a short-handed goal and set up a power-play tally by Grant Marshall for the Devils.
    • The 30-year-old winger is equally adept at deflating the opposition with a short-handed goal or a game-winner.
    • Todd Fedoruk ended a 49-game goal drought, and Anaheim's Chris Kunitz scored the first short-handed goal of his career.
    • Graham Schlender scored two short-handed goals in a single shift.
    1. 2.1 (of a situation) occurring while or because a team has fewer than six players on the ice.
      〔冰球〕(局面)上场队员人数少于六人时出现的;因上场队员少于六人而出现的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • One would have thought that skaters most often used in the most defensive aspect of the game - in short-handed situations - would be the players most specialized in defensive skills.
      • It just taxed the Devils, who faced six short-handed situations one night earlier in a 3-1 victory at the New York Rangers.
      • One would presume that those players who are on the ice during the most pressing defensive situations - the short-handed situations - are those players whose defensive skills are rated the highest by their coaches.
      • Branko Radivojevic had two goals and an assist for the Flyers, who entered with the league's worst penalty-killing unit and yielded four goals in 10 short-handed situations.

Rhymes

backhanded, candid, candied, heavy-handed, high-handed, offhanded, red-handed, unbranded, underhanded

Definition of short-handed in US English:

short-handed

adjectiveˌSHôrtˈhandədˌʃɔrtˈhændəd
  • 1Not having enough or the usual number of staff or crew.

    人手不够的

    the kitchen was a bit short-handed

    厨房有点人手不够。

    as adverb because two cashiers were out with the flu, we worked short-handed
    Example sentencesExamples
    • According to sources in Ambon, these battalions have been utilised because the army is short-handed.
    • The director did not have time to do detailed calculations, but he knew that they were ‘very short-handed.’
    • The board is supposed to have 10 members but is currently short-handed because of Rooney's departure.
    • Or the front desk staff was seemingly inattentive because they were short-handed due to illness.
    • We could be short-handed; I've still got to find out which of the guys are available.
    • Staff at St Luke's are short-handed, meaning the ones who are there are having to work in more than one area.
    • History shows the Senate has a poor record of confirming election-year nominees, meaning the Supreme Court would be short-handed.
    • Preparation has been especially intense because the Army is short-handed on military police units, so these artillerymen are being quickly re-trained to provide desperately needed security for convoys.
    • Shanks said that in a bid to add more staff on to night shifts, they were leaving themselves short-handed during the quieter daytime periods.
    • She said: ‘The problem was caused when some staff left, leaving them short-handed.’
    • He had checked her records earlier, and the only reason she was hired as a maid was because the staff was really short-handed.
    Synonyms
    understaffed, undermanned, below strength
  • 2Ice Hockey
    (of a goal) scored by a team playing with fewer players on the ice than their opponent.

    〔冰球〕人少一方进球得分的,以寡敌众进球得分的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The 30-year-old winger is equally adept at deflating the opposition with a short-handed goal or a game-winner.
    • Graham Schlender scored two short-handed goals in a single shift.
    • Todd Fedoruk ended a 49-game goal drought, and Anaheim's Chris Kunitz scored the first short-handed goal of his career.
    • A little less than seven minutes into the second period the Mustangs pulled to within one goal when Sal Peralta scored a short-handed marker.
    • Patrik Elias scored a short-handed goal and set up a power-play tally by Grant Marshall for the Devils.
    1. 2.1 (of a situation) occurring while or because a team has fewer than six players on the ice.
      〔冰球〕(局面)上场队员人数少于六人时出现的;因上场队员少于六人而出现的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It just taxed the Devils, who faced six short-handed situations one night earlier in a 3-1 victory at the New York Rangers.
      • One would have thought that skaters most often used in the most defensive aspect of the game - in short-handed situations - would be the players most specialized in defensive skills.
      • Branko Radivojevic had two goals and an assist for the Flyers, who entered with the league's worst penalty-killing unit and yielded four goals in 10 short-handed situations.
      • One would presume that those players who are on the ice during the most pressing defensive situations - the short-handed situations - are those players whose defensive skills are rated the highest by their coaches.
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