プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
てうす【手薄】
1 〔不十分なこと〕
- 手薄な右翼を敵に突破された
The weak right wing was broken through by the enemy. - 首相官邸の警備が手薄だった
The prime minister's official residence was scantily guarded.
2 〔人手が少いこと〕
- 二人が退職して当課は手薄です
Two people have resigned and our section is shorthanded [understaffed].