a lack of food/money/skills
缺乏食物 / 金钱 / 技能
牛津词典
The trip was cancelled through lack of (= because there was not enough) interest.
因为缺乏兴趣这次旅行被取消了。
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There was no lack of volunteers.
志愿者不乏其人。
牛津词典
Some houses still lack basic amenities such as bathrooms.
有些住宅仍没有像卫生间这样的基本设施。
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He lacks confidence.
他缺乏信心。
牛津词典
She has the determination that her brother lacks.
她有决心,而她兄弟却没有。
牛津词典
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。
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。
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。
A simple experiment will show us this motion we call heat.
一个简单的实验就能使人们明白我们称之为热的这种运动.
期刊摘选
The plan was criticized for its lack of rationale.
该计划因缺乏根据而遭到批评.
《简明英汉词典》
His remarks lack point.
他的言词缺乏要点.
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His lack of English handicaps him.
他的英语不好对他是一件不利的事.
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I lack words with which to express my thanks.
我无法以言语来表达我的感激之情.
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Some people refer all the troubles to bad luck instead of lack of ability.
有些人把自己所有的苦恼都归咎于运气不佳,而不认为是缺乏能力.
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Their failure to reply to our letter seems to imply a lack of interest.
他们没有回我们的信似乎暗示他们缺乏兴趣.
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They wasted away for lack of food.
由于食物的缺乏,他们越来越虚弱了.
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What do you lack?
你要买点 什么 ?
《现代英汉综合大词典》
Lack of refrigeration turned the milk.
牛奶没有冷藏,变酸了.
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Through his lack of attention to the game he had put his white stone into a " tiger's mouth " formed by three black stones.
由于他漫不经心地下棋,他的白子掷到黑子的 虎口 里去了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
Lack of money led to the abandonment of this plan.
由于缺乏经费,最后只好放弃这项计划.
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Lack of proper nourishment reduces their power to resist disease.
营养不良降低了他们抵抗疾病的能力.
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You show promise as a musician but your lack of practice is keeping you back.
你有希望成为音乐家,但是缺乏实践会影响你的发展.
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He felt people were contemptuous of his lack of sophistication.
他觉得人们看不起他不懂人情世故.
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The shop has shut down because of lack of trade.
那商店因生意萧条而停业.
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The lack of confidence on the part of investors.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文When I told a group of school children who displayed helpless behavior that a lack of effort led to their mistakes in math, they learned to keep trying when the problems got tough.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文They lack talent to fix their deepening problems.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文Mistakes crack their self-confidence because they attribute errors to a lack of ability, which they feel powerless to change.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文In particular, attributing poor performance to a lack of ability depresses motivation more than does the belief that lack of effort is to blame.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文Attributing a bad grade to their own lack of ability, those with a fixed mindset said that they would study less in the future, try never to take that subject again and consider cheating on future tests.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文The thing that sets children apart from adults is not their ignorance, nor their lack of skills.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Nor is it for lack of available information.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文My mission is to encourage green hands and those lacking time or money to feed themselves.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Lack of the right kind of talents.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Lack of incentive for investment.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Lack of government support.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Lack of famous universities.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Fatigue resulting from lack of sleep.
出自-2010年6月阅读原文The teacher evaluated lacks teaching experience.
出自-2014年6月听力原文They lack consistent support from peers.
出自-2013年6月听力原文Rather, we would not have been likely to spend enough time getting to know each other due to the lack of immediately visible mutual interests.
出自-2012年6月听力原文"I have been bothered for a long time about the curious lack of curiosity,"said a Democratic member of the New Jersey legislature back in July, referring to an insufficiently inquiring attitude on the part of an assistant to New Jersey Governor Chris Chri
2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section BAccording to one professor, obesity is related to a lack of basic awareness of nutrition and health.
2019年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section BAttributing a bad grade to their own lack of ability, those with a fixed mind-set said that they would study less in the future, try never to take that subject again and consider cheating on future tests.
2016年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section BHowever, the plan was dropped due to lack of funds.
2018年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section AMany students drop out of online courses because of the lack of teaching support.
2019年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section Cmistakes crack their self-confidence because they attribute errors to a lack of ability, which they feel powerless to change.
2016年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section BShe said, "I started Engineering For kids EF after noticing a real lack of math, science and engineering programs to enroll my own kids in.
2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section AThat lack of curiosity produces a relative lack of knowledge, and the lack of knowledge is difficult if not impossible to compensate for later on.
2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section BThe British airports Authority, recently bought by a Spanish company, says the root cause of the problem is not the ownership structure, but a lack of runway and terminal capacity, which it's addressing through a programme of heavy investment.
2016年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section AThe implication, in each case, is that curiosity is a good thing, and a lack of curiosity is a problem.
2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section BThe lack of a research culture.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文We aren't suffering from a shortage of needed skills; we're suffering from a lack of policy resolve.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文Unlike developed cities, however, these areas lack advanced water-treatment facilities, and rivers effectively become sewers .
出自-2016年6月阅读原文More than 80% of those cases can be attributed to contact with contaminated water and a lack of proper sanitation.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文Lack of financial resources.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文Many top firms will not even look at applications from those who lack a 2.1
出自-2016年12月阅读原文And because a failure to accept these increased demands indicates a lack of commitment to one's work, the employee complies.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文American scientists complain about lack of sufficient money and equipment for their expansion in Antarctica.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文According to the survey, that lack of enthusiasm could stem from concerns about privacy and security.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文Unfortunately, there tends to be a lack of information and support to help students think bigger and broader.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Our support structure was more like: ‘You are going to get through Yale; you are going to do well,' he said, hinting at mentors , staff, and professors who all provided significant support for students who lacked confidence about belonging at such a top institution.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文It was this lack of information that prompted the launch of I'm First in 2013, originally as an arm of its umbrella organization, the Center For Student Opportunity.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文In 2011 they released a landmark study titled Academically Adrift, which documented the lack of intellectual growth experienced by many people enrolled in college.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Arum and Roksa placed the blame for students' lack of learning on a watered-down college curriculum and lowered undergraduate work standards.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Take another common obstacle: lack of money
出自-2013年12月阅读原文They lack the skills and expertise needed for their jobs
出自-2013年12月阅读原文Lack of rainfall resulting from global warming.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文But a bigger problem may be that poor high schools often send their students to colleges for which they are "undermatched": they could get into more elite, richer schools, but instead go to community colleges and low-rated state schools that lack the resources to help them.
出自-2011年6月阅读原文This scenario is common in newsrooms that lack a systematic way to filter story suggestions
出自-2011年6月阅读原文The lack of a precedent in American history.
出自-2010年6月阅读原文Most pop singers suffer from three things: lack of training, overuse and abuse of the voice, especially when they are young.
出自-2013年6月听力原文People from broken homes often lack stable lives
出自-2013年6月听力原文Many lack professional training.
出自-2013年6月听力原文It lacks the vitamins and minerals essential for health.
出自-2013年6月听力原文Don't risk injury or death beacuse of over-confidence or lack of knowledge.
出自-2012年12月听力原文But many papers lack interest in reporting something positive like peace, love and generosity.
出自-2012年6月听力原文They lack knowledge of the culture of the city.
出自-2011年12月听力原文The man lacks confidence in playing the part.
出自-2011年12月听力原文They lack the expertise to make capital investments.
出自-2011年6月听力原文Fatigue is a typical symptom of lack of exercise.
出自-2010年6月听力原文Case studies of children who were isolated from others reveal that they lack a firm self-concept, and their mental and psychological development is severely hindered by lack of language.
出自-2010年6月听力原文People who lack close friends have greater levels of anxiety and depression than people who are close to others
出自-2010年6月听力原文Most of them lacked interest in the subject.
出自-2010年6月听力原文And lack of recovery一whether by disrupting sleep with thoughts of work or having continuous cognitive arousal by watching our phones一is costing our companies $62 billion a year in lost productivity.
2018年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section BBut the lack of work opportunities in Bucks County limits how much she can help.
2016年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section CDespite being the continent's second-largest producer of tomatoes, Nigeria is dependent on $1 billion worth of tomato-paste imports every year, as around 75% of the local harvest goes to waste thanks to a lack of proper storage facilities.
2017年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section AFrom the lack of secure, affordable housing to growing job insecurity and rising personal debt, the individual is trapped.
2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section CIn 2011 they released a landmark study titled "Academically Adrift", which documented the lack of intellectual growth experienced by many people enrolled in college.
2015年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section CIt was this lack of information that prompted the launch of I'm first in 2013, originally as an arm of its umbrella organization, the Center For Student Opportunity.
2015年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section BMany top firms will not even look at applications from those who lack a 2.1, i.e., an upper-second class degree, from an elite university.
2016年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section CResearch has found that there is a direct correlation between lack of recovery and increased incidence of health and safety problems.
2018年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section BThe aim was to enable older people to remain in their own homes for as long as possible, but this increased concern about the lack of coordination between free health and paid-for social car.
2018年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section CThe issue of climate change also illustrates how the public acceptance and understanding of scienceor the lack of it can influence governmental decision-making with regard to regulation, science policy and research funding.
2018年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section CThe very lack of a recovery period is dramatically holding back our collective ability to be resilient and successful.
2018年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section BThey can meet their basic needs, but they lack access to cultural goods, entertainment and recreation.
2017年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section CThey lack water-storing structures, and their existence on rock faces prevents them from tapping groundwater, so they have instead developed the ability to change their metabolism.
2018年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section BUnlike developed cities, however, these areas lack advanced water-treatment facilities, and rivers effectively become sewers.
2016年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section CWhat they sometimes lack is feedback from the people who they hope will use their products.
2019年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section CBut you can't be successful when there's a lack of trust in a relationship that results from an action where the wrongdoer takes no responsibility to fix the mistake.
2015年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 七选五 原文Dr Dominoni, who is putting cameras inside nesting boxes to track sleeping patterns, said lack of sleep could put the birds' health at risk.
2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文Her lack of proper training in law.
2016年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读A 选项Her times were not exactly impressive, but even so, he sensed there was something trying to get out, something the other coaches had overlooked when they had assessed her and found her lacking.
2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文Of the nineteen recognized polar bear subpopulations, three are declining, six are stable, one is increasing, and nine lack enough data.
2019年高考英语全国卷I 语法填空 原文The real museum lacked enough artwork to interest her.
2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项This will for the lack of young work force.
2017年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 题设To be punctual one has to have self-discipline, and the lack of it affects others.
2015年高考英语陕西卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文A lack of formal education, however, doesn't constrain the ability of the developing world's workforce to substantially improve productivity for the forested future.
出自-2009年考研阅读原文To sum up: a system of conservation based solely on economic self-interest is hopelessly lopsided It tends to ignore, and thus eventually to eliminate, many elements in the land community that lack commercial value, but that are essential to its healthy functioning.
出自-2010年考研翻译原文This distinction is so much so that where the latter is lacking, as it is for these unlikely gardens, the foremer becomes all the more urgent.
出自-2013年考研翻译原文Social scientists who complain about a lack of funding should not expect more in today’s economic climate.
出自-2013年考研阅读原文It is like the immune system of the body, which under stress or through lack of nutrition or exercise can be weakened, but which never leaves us.
出自-2016年考研翻译原文A lack of formal education, however, doesn't constrain the ability of the developing world's workforce to substantially improve productivity for the foreseeable future.
2009年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section ⅡAlmost everyone who was interviewed for this special report said that the biggest problem at the moment is not a lack of demand but a lack of good work to sell.
2010年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section ⅡBecause US colleges and universities seldom acknowledge how social class can affect students' educational experiences, many first-generation students lack insight about why they are struggling and do not understand how students like them can improve.
2015年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section ⅡBritain town, it is true are not prevented from applying, but they generally lack the resources to put together a bit to beat their bigger competitions.
2020年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section ⅡIf you consistently lose your cool with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids.
2020年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section ⅠLooking around, I despaired at the singular lack of imagination about girls' lives and interests.
2012年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section ⅡSocial scientists who complain about a lack of funding should not expect more in today's economic climate.
2013年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section ⅡSociologist Catherine Kohler riessman reports in her new book divorce Talk that most of the women she interviewed — but only a few of the men — gave lack of communication as the reason for their divorces.
2010年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section ⅡStereotypes associated with obesity include laziness, lack of will power, and lower prospects for success.
2014年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ"there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"
"water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"
"for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
"This soup lacks salt"
"There is something missing in my jewellery box!"
这些动词均有"缺少,短少"之意。