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short-handed是什么意思

short-handed

英 ['ʃɔ:t'hændid] 美

adj. 人手不足的；有人被罚下场的

中文词源

short-handed 人手短缺

来自 short,短的，不足的，hand,手，人手。

英文词源

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

双语例句

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。