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lack n.缺乏；无v.缺乏；不足 (1) 她的决定似乎显示出缺乏政治判断力。(2) 光照不足则植物生长缓慢。(3) 在严寒的冬天,很多野生动物可能因缺乏食物而死去。(4) 我告诉你,人们将缺乏生活资料。(5) 他工作不错，但似乎缺乏信心。 There are a lot of things lacking in the world. If you have no video games, then you're lacking them. People who are thirsty and starving lack food and water. Many people lack money and health care. A lack of something is the opposite of an abundance of something. If you have plenty of books, then you don't lack them — though you may lack enough time to read them all.

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英 [læk] 美 [læk] (1) Her decision seems to show a lack of political judgement.(2) Lack of sun retards plant growth.(3) In a cold winter, many wild animals can die from lack of food.(4) I tell you, people will lack the means to live.(5) He is good at his job but he seems to lack confidence. If you lack something, you need or want something that's missing. When there's a lack of food, people starve. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]缺乏；不足；没有 If there is a lack of something, there is not enough of it or it does not exist at all.   [also a N]Despite his lack of experience, he got the job...他虽然经验不足，但还是获得了这份工作。The charges were dropped for lack of  evidence...指控因证据不足而被撤销。He tricked his way into a job as a hospital doctor and killed a patient through lack of care...他混入医院当上医生，结果因疏忽职守致使一名病人丧生。There is a lack of people wanting to start up new businesses.有创业意愿的人非常匮乏。2[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]缺少；欠缺；没有 If you say that someone or something lacks a particular quality or that a particular quality is lacking in them, you mean that they do not have any or enough of it.   [V n]  [V]It lacked the power of the Italian cars...它没有意大利轿车动力强劲。He lacked the judgment and political acumen for the post of chairman...他欠缺做主席应具备的判断力和政治敏锐度。Certain vital information is lacking in the report.该报告缺少某些关键信息。3See also:lacking；  4[PHRASE 短语]不乏；有的是 If you say there is no lack of something, you are emphasizing that there is a great deal of it.   [PHR n]  [emphasis]He said there was no lack of things for them to talk about...他说他们之间不缺谈资。President Clinton displayed no lack of vigor when he began to speak.克林顿总统开腔时颇有气势。

英语单词	lack
英美音标	英 [læk] 美 [læk]
中文释义	n.缺乏；无 v.缺乏；不足
英语例句	(1) Her decision seems to show a lack of political judgement. (2) Lack of sun retards plant growth. (3) In a cold winter, many wild animals can die from lack of food. (4) I tell you, people will lack the means to live. (5) He is good at his job but he seems to lack confidence.
中文例句	(1) 她的决定似乎显示出缺乏政治判断力。 (2) 光照不足则植物生长缓慢。 (3) 在严寒的冬天,很多野生动物可能因缺乏食物而死去。 (4) 我告诉你,人们将缺乏生活资料。 (5) 他工作不错，但似乎缺乏信心。
vocabulary简明	If you lack something, you need or want something that's missing. When there's a lack of food, people starve.
vocabulary扩展	There are a lot of things lacking in the world. If you have no video games, then you're lacking them. People who are thirsty and starving lack food and water. Many people lack money and health care. A lack of something is the opposite of an abundance of something. If you have plenty of books, then you don't lack them — though you may lack enough time to read them all.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]缺乏；不足；没有 If there is a lack of something, there is not enough of it or it does not exist at all. [also a N] Despite his lack of experience, he got the job... 他虽然经验不足，但还是获得了这份工作。 The charges were dropped for lack of evidence... 指控因证据不足而被撤销。 He tricked his way into a job as a hospital doctor and killed a patient through lack of care... 他混入医院当上医生，结果因疏忽职守致使一名病人丧生。 There is a lack of people wanting to start up new businesses. 有创业意愿的人非常匮乏。 2 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]缺少；欠缺；没有 If you say that someone or something lacks a particular quality or that a particular quality is lacking in them, you mean that they do not have any or enough of it. [V n] [V] It lacked the power of the Italian cars... 它没有意大利轿车动力强劲。 He lacked the judgment and political acumen for the post of chairman... 他欠缺做主席应具备的判断力和政治敏锐度。 Certain vital information is lacking in the report. 该报告缺少某些关键信息。 3 See also:lacking ； 4 [PHRASE 短语]不乏；有的是 If you say there is no lack of something, you are emphasizing that there is a great deal of it. [PHR n] [emphasis] He said there was no lack of things for them to talk about... 他说他们之间不缺谈资。 President Clinton displayed no lack of vigor when he began to speak. 克林顿总统开腔时颇有气势。

Lack People Lacking N Political Job Things Quality