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

• 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。
• He lacked will and ambition.
  他缺乏意志和雄心。
• Without a career goal, I lacked direction and motivation.
  没有职业目标，我缺乏方向和动力。
• Latin America lacked skilled labour
  拉丁美洲缺乏熟练工人。
• These are sectors where we have lacked political leadership not just recently but for decades.
  我们在这些领域缺乏政治领导力，不仅是最近，而是有几十年的时间了。
• The young teacher lacked assurance in front of his class.
  这位青年教师在学生面前缺少自信心。
• As a game engine, it lacked capabilities required in business and social context.
  作为游戏引擎，它缺少业务和社交环境所需的功能。
• But it was probably because I lacked confidence.
  但那也许是因为我太缺乏自信了。
• They lacked a clear understanding of the problem.
  他们对这个问题缺乏清楚的认识。
• What they lacked in speed those pioneer pilots made up for by flying only a few feet above the ground.
  那些飞行员先驱通过离地仅几英尺的低空飞行，弥补了飞行速度的不足。