lack

lack
noun
  1. [mass noun]the state of being without or not having enough of something
    缺少,缺乏
    the case was dismissed for lack of evidence.
    因缺乏证据该案件被撤销。
    there is no lack of entertainment aboard ship.
    在船上不缺少娱乐。
    [in sing.]there is a lack of parking space in the town.
    城里缺少停车的地方。
verb
  1. [with obj.]be without or deficient in
    缺乏,缺少
    the novel lacks imagination.
    这部小说缺乏想像。
    [no obj.]she lacks in patience.
    她缺少耐心。
    Sam did not lack for friends.
    萨姆并不缺少朋友。
语源
  1. Middle English: corresponding to, and perhaps partly from, Middle Dutch and Middle Low German lak 'deficiency', Middle Dutch laken 'lack, blame'
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