If a shop, hospital, or school is short-staffed, it does not have enough people working. The work is still there; the workers are not. You will hear it from bosses and from tired staff: we are short-staffed today, so please wait.

If a shop, hospital, or school is short-staffed如果店家、醫院或學校 short-staffed（人手不足）， it does not have enough people working就表示工作的人不夠。 The work is still there工作還是一樣多； the workers are not只是做事的人不夠。 You will hear it from bosses and from tired staff你會聽到老闆和疲累的員工這樣說： we are short-staffed today, so please wait「我們今天人手不足，請稍等」。

Short here does not mean low in height. It means not enough — the same idea as short of money or short of time.

Short here does not mean low in height這裡的 short 不是指身高矮。 It means not enough而是指不夠 — the same idea as short of money or short of time跟 short of money（缺錢）或 short of time（缺時間）是一樣的概念。

Though actually, it is a slightly official way to say we have not got enough people. In very casual talk, people also say we are short, or we are down two people.

Though actually不過， it is a slightly official way to say we have not got enough people這算是比較正式的說法，用來說「我們人不夠」。 In very casual talk在很口語的說法裡， people also say we are short, or we are down two people人們也會說 we are short，或 we are down two people（少了兩個人）。

The usual opposite is not long-staffed; people say fully staffed, or overstaffed if there are too many. It is almost always about workplaces.

The usual opposite is not long-staffed常見的反義詞不是 long-staffed； people say fully staffed, or overstaffed if there are too many而是說 fully staffed（人手齊全），如果人太多就說 overstaffed。 It is almost always about workplaces這個字幾乎都用在職場上。