1.without enough workers
1.The Ministry of Magic's Muggle Liaison Office was short-staffed, and no one had read the Muggle newspapers all that week.
魔法部的麻瓜联络处的人手永远短缺，因此，整整一周没人阅读那些麻瓜报纸也就不奇怪了。
2.Giving employees time for open-ended ideas can be expensive, especially with many companies short-staffed, but it may pay off.
给员工时间去进行自由创意会带来很高成本，尤其在很多企业人手紧张的情况下，但是这种做法可以获得丰厚的回报。
3.The city's trains frequently break down, the narrow roads are crowded, and the airports are often short staffed.
伦敦的地铁经常出问题，狭窄的道路拥堵不堪，机场也常常人手不足。
4.After all, sacking people is costly, as is going short-staffed and re-hiring people when things pick up.
裁员毕竟成本很高，人手短缺或是在形势好转后重新招聘人手同样成本高昂。
5.Young companies are always short-staffed, so 'you need to multi-task (and) you need to manage crisis on a daily basis, ' says Mr. Parekh.
帕瑞克说，初创不久的公司总是缺少人手，所以你需要成为一个多面手，而且能够处理一些日常的危机。
6.The company is short-staffed, so they all work hard, but they are not paid overtime.
这公司人手不够，所以大家都拼命干，而且加班也没有加班工资。Short-staffed，缺人手，overtime加班。
7.The Royal College of Midwives has warned that it is dangerously short-staffed when it comes to delivering little Britons.
皇家助产士学会警告说，接生医务者的短缺是非常危险的。
8.Hospitals are decades out of date, short-staffed and filthy.
医院设备落伍了几十年，人员短缺，环境脏乱。
9.Sometimes they're short-staffed and can't find anyone to wheel you back right away.
有时候医院不够人手就找不到人马上推回来病房。
10.Do you know how short-staffed we are?
你知道我们人手多么紧俏吗？