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

• 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。
• My skin feels tight and lacking in moisture
  我的皮肤感觉紧巴巴的，缺少水分。
• But through this test I know my lacking and what to do in the following days.
  在这次考试中我知道了自己的不足，在以后的日子里，我知道了如何去做。
• Lacking self-confidence and maturity, many teenagers are left feeling very vulnerable.
  许多十几岁的孩子既缺乏自信又不够懂事，所以感情上十分脆弱。
• Don't you know the crushed worm will turn? Why are you so lacking in vigilance?
  你不知道困兽犹斗吗？为什么这样麻痹大意？
• Lacking manure and water, crops won't grow well.
  庄稼缺肥缺水就长不好。
• She seemed to be lacking in frankness.
  她似乎不够坦率。
• Nothing is lacking.
  什么也不缺。
• He must be sadly lacking in intelligence.
  他的智力一定极为贫乏。
• 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）。