单词 | lack |
释义 | lack [læk] noun lack of sth ESSENTIAL ■when something is not available or when there is not enough of it 没有…,…匮乏,…短缺 •Her only problem is lack of confidence.她唯一的问题是缺乏自信。 •Lack of sleep had made him irritable.睡眠不足令他烦躁易怒。 •If he fails it won't be for/through •We won't be going on holiday this year - lack of funds, I'm afraid.今年我们恐怕不会去渡假了——因为没钱。 [læk] verb transitive ESSENTIAL ■to not have or not have enough of something that is needed or wanted 缺少,缺乏 •He just lacks a little confidence.他只是有点缺乏自信。 •What we lack in this house is space to store things.我们这所房子缺少的是储物空间。 •We are lacking three members of staff due to illness.我们有三人因病缺席。 [læk] verb transitive Common Learner Errors lackRemember that when lack is a verb it is never followed by 'of'.Don't say 'something lacks of something', say something lacks something : ✗ Our town lacks of a good shopping centre.Our town lacks a good shopping centre. |
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