After three hours, Mrs Morrison was told that her operation had been cancelled because the hospital was short-staffed.三小时后,莫里森太太被告知因为医院人手短缺,所以她的手术取消了。Because this was a bank holiday weekend, the hospital was short-staffed.因为那是个公休日周末,所以医院人手短缺。They're overworked and understaffed.他们工作繁重,人手短缺。Schools in inner city areas are often short-staffed because the work is particularly stressful.旧城区的学校常人手短缺,因为那里的工作压力特别大。