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  • Conjugation : pl  deficiencies
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

deficiency [dɪ'fɪʃənsɪ]
  1. 1. noun [c/u] (lack) 缺乏
  2. 2. noun [c/u] (inadequacy) 缺陷

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

deficiency [dɪˈfɪʃənsɪ]
  1. 1. n.[u] 缺乏缺少
    Banks will provide loans to deal with the cash deficiency.
    银行提供贷款应对现金不足
    Water is the critical deficiency in desert regions.
    沙漠地区水是极为匮乏的。
  2. 2. n.[c] 不足短缺
    In most western countries, serious nutrient deficiencies are rare.
    大多数西方国家严重的营养不良少见
  3. 3. n.[c] 毛病缺点缺陷

Collins English-English Dictionary

deficiency [dɪ'fɪʃənsɪ]
  1. 1. n the state or quality of being deficient
  2. 2. n a lack or insufficiency; shortage
  3. 3. n another word for deficit
  4. 4. n [Biology] the absence of a gene or a region of a chromosome normally present

Examples

Hard working may compensate for capacity deficiency.
勤能补拙。
Water is the critical deficiency in desert regions.
在沙漠地区水是极为匮乏的。
补偿差额
make up a deficiency
互通有无,调剂余缺
each making up the other's deficiency from his own surplus
维生素缺乏症
vitamin-deficiency; avitaminosis
胎衣不下的现象是由产妇气虚造成的。
Retention of the placenta is caused by deficiency of vital energy after giving birth to a baby.
你这是中医说的虚症,吃点中药吧。
This is what the traditional Chinese medicine science calls a deficiency illness. Take some Chinese medicine.

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