lack

简明英汉词典

lack

[lAk]

n.

缺乏, 短缺的东西

vt.

缺乏, 没有, 需要

vi.

缺乏, 没有

美国传统词典[双解]

lack

lack

AHD:[l2k]

D.J.[l#k]

K.K.[l#k]

n.（名词）

(1)A deficiency or an absence:

缺乏或没有：

a lack of money.

缺乏金钱

(2)Something needed or wanted.

欠缺的事物：缺乏或寻求的某物

v.（动词）

lacked， lack.ing， lacks

v.tr.（及物动词）

(1)To be entirely without or have very little of.

缺乏：根本就没有或仅有一点

(2)To be in need of.

需要

v.intr.（不及物动词）

(1)To be wanting or deficient:

缺乏：处于匮乏或不足状态：

You will not be lacking in support from me.

你将得到我的帮助

(2)To be in need of something:

需要：需要某物：

I lacked for nothing.

我不需要任何东西

语源

(1)Middle English

中古英语

(2)perhaps from Middle Dutch lac [deficiency, fault]

可能源自 中古荷兰语 lac [缺乏，缺陷]

参考词汇

(1)lack， want， need

(2)These verbs mean to be without something, especially something that is necessary or desirable.

这些动词的意思是没有某物，尤指该物是必须的或是合乎需要的。

(3)Lack emphasizes the absence of the thing in question or the inadequacy of its supply:

Lack 强调的必须品的缺乏或其供应的不足：

She lacks the money to buy new shoes.

她没钱买新鞋。

The plant died because it lacked moisture.

这株植物因为缺乏水分而死。

What he lacks in courage he compensates for in bravado.

他用虚张声势来弥补自己勇气的匮乏。

(4)Want and need stress the urgent necessity for filling a void or remedying an inadequacy:

Want 和need 强调的是填补空白或弥补不足的迫切性：

“Her pens were uniformly bad and wanted fixing” (Bret Harte).

“她的钢笔都坏了，需要修理” （布莱特·哈特）。

I need help.

我需要帮助。

The garden needs care.

花园需要人照管。

“Only when he has ceased to need things can a man truly be his own master and so really exist” (Anwar el-Sadat).

“只有当一个人惭惭地对外物无所求时，他才可能成为他自己真正的主人并因此而真实地存在” （安瓦尔·埃尔·萨达特）

用法

(1)As an intransitive verb in the sense “to be wanting or deficient,” lack is used chiefly in the present participle with in:

作为一个不及物动词，用于“缺乏或缺少”之意的lack 主要和 in一起用于现在分词中：

You will not be lacking in support from me.

你会得到我的帮助。

(2)In the sense “to be in need of something” it is often used with for:

当意思是“需要某物”时，它经常与for连用：

“In the terrible, beautiful age of my prime,/I lacked for sweet linen but never for time” (E.B. White).

“在我可怕而又美丽的壮年岁月中，／我需要的是亚麻布而从来不是时间” （E．B．怀特）

现代英汉词典

lack

[lAk]

n.

（常与of连用）缺乏；需要

There is no lack of vegetable.

蔬菜不缺。

The lack of rain aggravated the serious lack of food.

"由于干旱少雨,缺粮问题更加严重。"

It was lack of current capital that defeated their business.

"因为缺少流动资本,他们的企业才告失败。"

Serious lack of circulating fund forced the closure of the company.

公司因缺严重乏流动资金而被迫关闭。

词性变化

lack

vt.

(1)缺乏；不足；没有

He lacks courage.

他缺乏勇气。

Owing to lack of time, we cannot do more than what we have done.

由于时间不够，我们只能做到这样。

Their actions lack consistency; they say one thing and do another.

"他们言行不一,说的是一回事,做的又是另一回事。"

These photographs lack definition. You'd better have them taken again.

"这些照片不够清晰,你最好得重拍。"

(2)短少；不足；需要

Something is lacking.

缺少点什么东西。

Is she lacking in courage?

她缺乏勇气吗?

现代英汉综合大辞典

lack

[lAk]

n.

(1)缺乏; 不足

(2)缺少[需要]的东西

lack of rest

缺乏休息

词性变化

lack

vi.

缺乏[少]; 没有

She is lacking in responsibility.

她不够负责任。

lack

vt.

(1)缺乏[少], 没有

(2)需要

A coward lacks courage.

怯懦者缺乏勇气。

What do you lack ?

你要买点什么?

习惯用语

for lack of

因缺乏...; 因无...

by lack of

因缺乏...; 因无...

from lack of

因缺乏...; 因无...

through lack of

因缺乏...; 因无...

no lack of

不缺乏, 很多

supply the lack

补缺

lack in

在...缺少[不足]

特殊用法

oxygen lack

氧不足; 缺氧

lack of alignment

准线偏斜, 中心线偏斜, 未对准

lack of appetite

食欲不振

lack of demand

需要不足

lack of filling power

(木器漆)塌渗; 瘪瘦; 枯瘦(漆膜丰满度差)

lack of focus

不清楚, 聚焦不良

lack of fuel oil signal lamp

缺燃料油信号灯

lack of fusion

未熔合

lack of homogeneity

无均匀性, 均匀性差

lack of necessities

生活必需品缺乏

lack of packing

缺少包装

lack of penetration

未焊透, 未熔穿

lack of proportion

比例失调

lack of resolution

清晰度欠佳, 析象力不足, 鉴别力损耗

lack of time

缺乏时间

lack of true colour rendering

彩色重现不真实

lack of uniformity

均匀性[均衡性, 平衡性]不足[差]

用法词典

lack

中古英语lac