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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 缺乏
[quēfá]
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1.
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不具有或不完全具有(应具备或想要的东西)
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缺乏斗志
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缺乏艺术性。
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参见“匮乏”的提示。
Examples
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缺乏诚意
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lack sincerity
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由于原料缺乏，我们厂长期处于吃不饱状态。
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Owing to a constant shortage of raw materials, our factory has not been running at full capacity.
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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。
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Their marriage was not a love match; it was their parents who brought them together against their wishes.
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缺乏经验
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lack experience
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缺乏资源
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be deficient in resources
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他的发言缺乏深度。
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His speech lacks depth.
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缺乏先见之明
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lack foresight
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Collocations
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缺乏经验
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a lack of experience
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缺乏感情基础
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a lack of emotional basis
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倍感缺乏
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in great want of
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十分缺乏
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to lack something badly
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人才缺乏
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a lack of talents
nciku Note
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缺乏 and 缺少
quēfá and quēshǎo
1. 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. 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 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。
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。
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”。
3. “缺乏”还可不带宾语，单独做谓语，“缺少”不能这样用。
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