lack的意思:
vt. 缺乏,缺少;需要的東西;
n. 缺乏,不足,沒有;缺少的東西;
lack的用法:
一、lack用作名詞 表示 “不足”。 通常用 “l(fā)ack+of+名詞”。
、貯 deficiency or an absence: 缺乏或沒有;
、赟omething needed or wanted. 欠缺的`事物:缺乏或?qū)で蟮哪澄?/p>
a lack of money. 缺乏金錢
Her only problem is lack of confidence.Lack of sleep had made him irritable.If he fails it won't be for/through lack of effort (= he has certainly tried).We won't be going on holiday this year - lack of funds, I'm afraid.He can’t endure the lack of food. 沒有食物,他再也堅(jiān)持不下去了。
二、lack用作及物動(dòng)詞表示 缺乏;不足;沒有
、賂o be entirely without or have very little of.缺乏:根本就沒有或僅有一點(diǎn)
、赥o be in need of.需要
He just lacks a little confidence.What we lack in this house is space to store things.She lacks patience in dealing with children. (與孩子打交道她缺少耐心。)
We are lacking three members of staff due to illness.(注:說lack不用于進(jìn)行時(shí)是站不住腳的)
三、lack用作不及物動(dòng)詞 還可作“缺乏,短少;不足;需要。常用進(jìn)行時(shí)
、賂o be wanting or deficient:缺乏:處于匱乏或不足狀態(tài):
You will not be lacking in support from me.你將得到我的幫助
。ㄗⅲ哼@里把lacking處理為vi.,并沒有作為adj.來得簡單)
、赥o be in need of something:需要:需要某物:
I lacked for nothing.我不需要任何東西
She does not lack for friends.
They lacked for nothing.他們無所需求(應(yīng)有盡有)。