Noun:
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable;there is a serious lack of insight into the problem
water is the critical deficiency in desert regions
for want of a nail the shoe was lost
lack of an adequate quantity or number;the inadequacy of unemployment benefits
用作名词 n.
动词+～cover up the deficiency掩饰缺点fill up a deficiency弥补不足名词+～hearing deficiency听觉缺陷vitamin deficiency缺乏维生素～+介词deficiency in vitamins缺乏维生素deficiency of 50 pounds 50英镑的亏空
近义词 lack反义词 abundance
用作名词n.The deficiencies in the system soon became obvious.这种制度的缺陷不久就变得很明显。
Cosmetics do not always cover up the deficiencies of nature.化妆品未能掩饰天生的缺陷。
During the war children suffered from a deficiency of food.战争期间孩子们遭受缺乏食物之苦。The deficiency of this plan is very clear and it can't possibly succeed.这项计划的缺陷是很明显的，它不可能成功。
It was the deficiency we were struggling to correct.此一缺点我们正在努力改进中。