lack
/læk/
n. / v.
一句话记住
缺乏;不足;缺乏;没有
释义与例句
n.
缺乏;不足
the state of not having something, or not having enough of it
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A lack of sleep affected his concentration.
睡眠不足影响了他的注意力。
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The case was dropped because of a lack of evidence.
由于缺乏证据,这个案件被撤销了。
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The project failed through lack of funding.
该项目因资金不足而失败。
v.
缺乏;没有
to not have something, or to not have enough of it
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He lacks the confidence to speak in public.
他缺乏公开讲话的信心。
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The report lacks sufficient detail.
这份报告缺少足够的细节。
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Some rural areas still lack reliable internet access.
一些农村地区仍然缺乏可靠的互联网接入。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
记名词结构 a lack of 和动词结构 lack something;lack 后不加 of。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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lacking 缺少的;不足的常用作形容词,结构为 be lacking in,表示在某方面不足。
同义词
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shortage 短缺;不足lack 泛指没有或不足,可作名词和动词;shortage 是可数名词,强调供应量不足以满足需求。The city is facing a shortage of nurses. 这座城市正面临护士短缺的问题。
反义词
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abundance 丰富;充裕abundance 表示数量充足、丰富,与 lack 所表示的缺乏相对。The region has an abundance of natural resources. 该地区拥有丰富的自然资源。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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be short of 缺少;不足lack 可直接接宾语,如 lack time;be short of 是形容词短语,后接 of,再接所缺之物。We are short of staff this week. 我们这周人手不足。
常见搭配
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lack of 缺乏……The plants died from lack of water. 这些植物因缺水而枯死。
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lack confidence 缺乏信心Many beginners lack confidence when speaking English. 许多初学者说英语时缺乏信心。