lacking

英 [ˈlækɪŋ]

美 [ˈlækɪŋ]

adj.  没有; 匮乏; 缺乏; 不足; 不在场; 得不到
v.  没有; 缺乏; 不足; 短缺
lack的现在分词

现在分词：lacking　复数：lackings　

Oxford 3000 / BNC.38473 / COCA.36627

牛津词典

adj.

• 没有；匮乏；缺乏；不足
  having none or not enough of sth
  1. She's not usually lacking in confidence.
     她平时并不缺乏自信心。
  2. The book is completely lacking in originality.
     这部书完全没有创意。
  3. He was taken on as a teacher but was found lacking (= was thought not to be good enough) .
     他获聘为教师，能力却显得一般。
• 不在场；得不到
  not present or not available
  1. I feel there is something lacking in my life.
     我觉得我的生活中缺少点什么。

柯林斯词典

• See also:...if your hair is lacking in lustre and feeling dry...She felt nervous, increasingly lacking in confidence about herself...Why was military intelligence so lacking?lack

英英释义

adj

• nonexistent
  1. the thumb is absent
  2. her appetite was lacking
  Synonym:absentmissingwanting

双语例句

• Why was military intelligence so lacking?
  为什么军事情报如此匮乏？
• Lacking sovereignty, they could organise no defence against their oppressors.
  没有主权他们就无法组织起来反抗压迫者。
• She felt nervous, increasingly lacking in confidence about herself
  她感到紧张，对自己越来越没有信心。
• But those lacking a family tradition of continuing education still face difficulties.
  但是那些并无接受继续教育这种家庭传统的人仍然面临着困难。
• Where data and information are lacking, we can fill in with assumptions.
  在那些缺乏数据和信息的地方，我们可以进行假设。
• Lacking manure and water, crops won't grow well.
  庄稼缺肥缺水就长不好。
• My skin feels tight and lacking in moisture
  我的皮肤感觉紧巴巴的，缺少水分。
• Lacking knowledge and understanding of mathematical concepts and methods.
  缺少数学概念和方法的知识和理解。
• The quality of lacking diversity or variation ( even to the point of boredom).
  缺乏多样性和变异性（甚至到了让人厌倦的程度）。
• He was lacking in mathematical training.
  他数学方面训练不够。