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deficiency
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deficiencies
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- deficiency
[dɪ'fɪʃənsɪ]
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noun
[c/u]
(lack) 缺乏
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2.
noun
[c/u]
(inadequacy) 缺陷
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- deficiency
[dɪˈfɪʃənsɪ]
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n.[u]
缺乏,缺少
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Banks will provide loans to deal with the cash deficiency.
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银行将提供贷款来应对现金的不足。
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Water is the critical deficiency in desert regions.
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在沙漠地区水是极为匮乏的。
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2.
n.[c]
不足,短缺
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In most western countries, serious nutrient deficiencies are rare.
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在大多数西方国家,严重的营养不良很少见。
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3.
n.[c]
毛病,缺点,缺陷
Collins English-English Dictionary
- deficiency
[dɪ'fɪʃənsɪ]
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n
the state or quality of being deficient
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2.
n
a lack or insufficiency; shortage
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3.
n
another word for deficit
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4.
n
[Biology]
the absence of a gene or a region of a chromosome normally present
Examples
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Hard working may compensate for capacity deficiency.
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勤能补拙。
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Water is the critical deficiency in desert regions.
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在沙漠地区水是极为匮乏的。
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补偿差额
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make up a deficiency
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互通有无,调剂余缺
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each making up the other's deficiency from his own surplus
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维生素缺乏症
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vitamin-deficiency; avitaminosis
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胎衣不下的现象是由产妇气虚造成的。
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Retention of the placenta is caused by deficiency of vital energy after giving birth to a baby.
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你这是中医说的虚症,吃点中药吧。
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This is what the traditional Chinese medicine science calls a deficiency illness. Take some Chinese medicine.
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