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lacking

/lak-ing/US // ˈlæk ɪŋ //

匮乏的,缺少,匮乏,缺乏

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Definitions

prep.介词 preposition
  1. 1
    • : being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : wanting; deficient: He was found lacking in stamina.

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Examples

  • So lacking, versus having, access to information stored on a computer increased, versus decreased, deliberate and spontaneous remembering of the information.

  • Unfortunately, the Shure wireless headphones are somewhat lacking in other important departments.

  • I look at the progress that has been made recently with deep learning and it’s dramatic, it’s pretty impressive—but that doesn’t take away from the fact that it’s fundamentally lacking.

  • The difference, though, was that his power on pitches that were low and in or away — whether over the plate or not — was entirely lacking.

  • Which makes this review somewhat lacking, as that stuff is basically the Defender's raison d'être.

  • Due to the video lacking audio, what they were fighting about remains a mystery—“was Jay cheating?”

  • “The psychology of BDSM is lacking in other formal training regiments and interactions,” added Stella.

  • Lacking any sense of irony, Eldridge made campaign-finance reform a signature plank.

  • His only known run-in with the law was a 300-euro fine for failing to stop at the scene of an accident and lacking insurance.

  • Strapped for medical staff and lacking in the resources needed to treat the 5,338 suspected cases, the numbers are soaring.

  • European tobacco is lacking in flavor and is less powerful than the tobacco of America.

  • Some critics feel that, despite much that is desirable in her work, the soul is lacking in the women she paints.

  • Yet there never was lacking a volunteer, either man or woman, to go to that well and obtain the precious water.

  • Never lacking natural dignity, he was not punctilious in mere matters of form.

  • Now here was a lover's meeting, not lacking the shy, downward glance of dark eyes as steel-blue eyes flashed frank admiration.