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

• His speech lacked fire.
  他的讲话缺乏热情。
• Somehow, though, their latest album has a focus that the others have lacked
  但是，他们的最新专辑设法找到了其他专辑所欠缺的一种目的性。
• 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。
• 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。
• I lacked the competence to defend her?
  我缺乏保护她的能力？
• Certainly not because the country lacked bad-tempered hippos and zebras.
  肯定不是因为这个国家缺少坏脾气的河马和斑马。
• 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。
• He was inept and lacked the intelligence to govern
  他没有什么能力，缺乏管理才干。
• He lacked any of the practical common sense essential in management.
  管理方面基本的实用常识他一点也不懂。
• 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。