lacked

英 [lækt]

美 [lækt]

v.  没有; 缺乏; 不足; 短缺
lack的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 缺乏；不足；没有
  If there is alack ofsomething, there is not enough of it or it does not exist at all.
  1. 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。
  2. The charges were dropped for lack of evidence...
     指控因证据不足而被撤销。
  3. He tricked his way into a job as a hospital doctor and killed a patient through lack of care...
     他混入医院当上医生，结果因疏忽职守致使一名病人丧生。
  4. There is a lack of people wanting to start up new businesses.
     有创业意愿的人非常匮乏。
• V-ERG 缺少；欠缺；没有
  If you say that someone or somethinglacksa particular quality or that a particular qualityis lackingin them, you mean that they do not have any or enough of it.
  1. It lacked the power of the Italian cars...
     它没有意大利轿车动力强劲。
  2. 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。
  3. Certain vital information is lacking in the report.
     该报告缺少某些关键信息。
• See also:lacking
• PHRASE 不乏；有的是
  If you say there isno lack ofsomething, you are emphasizing that there is a great deal of it.
  1. He said there was no lack of things for them to talk about...
     他说他们之间不缺谈资。
  2. President Clinton displayed no lack of vigor when he began to speak.
     克林顿总统开腔时颇有气势。

双语例句

• 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。
• It lacked the power of the Italian cars
  它没有意大利轿车动力强劲。
• His music lacked that vital spark of imagination
  他的音乐缺少非常关键的那一点灵感。
• Researchers, funded by the Arthritis Research Campaign, investigated this by studying mice that lacked the CB1 receptor.
  由关节炎研究运动资助的研究人员们，通过对缺乏CB1受体的小鼠的学习，深入研究了这个现象。
• Her voice lacked expression.
  她的声音缺乏感情。
• They lacked the scientific personnel to develop the technical apparatus much further.
  他们缺少能够进一步研发这一技术装置的科研人员。
• They lacked technological skills and training.
  它们缺乏技术技能和培训。
• They lacked a clear understanding of the problem.
  他们对这个问题缺乏清楚的认识。
• Latin America lacked skilled labour
  拉丁美洲缺乏熟练工人。
• We lacked concentration and it cost us the goal and the game.
  我们注意力不够集中，结果丢了球，输了比赛。