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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

缺乏 [quēfá]
  1. 1. verb lack
    缺乏资源
    lack the resources

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

缺乏 [quēfá]
  1. 1. be short of; lack; be in want of
    缺乏逃生常识,是这次火灾死伤人数众多的一个原因。
    婴幼儿如果缺乏维生素B1,就容易引起食欲不振、消化不良等疾病。
    缺乏进取心,在工作中渐渐落后了。
    缺乏沟通的婚姻长久不了。
    缺乏病是一种不可忽视的疾病。
    缺乏证据
    want of proof
    缺乏资源
    be deficient in resources
    缺乏战斗力
    have poor fighting capacity
    缺乏经验
    lack experience
    缺乏劳动力
    be short of labour power
  2. 2. absence; want

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

缺乏 [quēfá]
  1. 1. 不具有或不完全具有(应具备或想要的东西)
    缺乏斗志
    缺乏艺术性。
  2. 2. 参见“匮乏”的提示。

Examples

缺乏诚意
lack sincerity 诚意
由于原料缺乏,我们厂长期处于吃不饱状态。
Owing to a constant shortage of raw materials, our factory has not been running at full capacity. 吃不饱
他俩结婚缺乏感情基础,是双方家长硬把他们捏合在一起的。
Their marriage was not a love match; it was their parents who brought them together against their wishes. 捏合
缺乏劳动力
be short of labour power 缺乏
缺乏经验
lack experience 缺乏
缺乏战斗力
have poor fighting capacity 缺乏
缺乏资源
be deficient in resources 缺乏
缺乏证据
want of proof 缺乏
他的发言缺乏深度。
His speech lacks depth. 深度
缺乏先见之明
lack foresight 先见之明

Collocations

缺乏经验
a lack of experience
缺乏感情基础
a lack of emotional basis
倍感缺乏
in great want of
十分缺乏
to lack something badly
人才缺乏
a lack of talents

Word Decomposition


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nciku Note

缺乏 and 缺少

1.动词“缺乏”和“缺少”都可表示某事物应该有或需要有,而实际上没有。
当不明显表示为有而不足,或是完全没有时,二者均可使用。
The verbs 缺乏 and 缺少 both mean “to lack or to be short of something which one ought to have.” When It is not clear whether it is a complete lack or not enough, either word will do.
(1)他虽然是个孤儿,但是他从来不缺少(缺乏)关爱。
(2)你什么都不缺,就是缺少(缺乏)教育。
(3)这个问题始终得不到解决,主要是一位缺少(缺乏)关注。
(4)他做事缺少(缺乏)恒心。

2.当要明确表示某具体事物应该有而没有或用具体数字表示所缺数量的时候,只能用“缺少”。
When it is necessary to indicate definitely the lack of something or the definite quantity which is short of, only 缺少 can be used.
(1)我这里缺少一个零件。
(2)你房子里还缺少一张沙发。
3.“缺乏”还可不带宾语,单独做谓语,“缺少”不能这样用。
缺乏 can function as the predicate without an object, but 缺少 cannot.
(1)在爷爷那个年代,物质很缺乏。

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