lacking

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lack·ing /ˈlækɪŋ/ adjectiveadj [not before noun]

1 ENOUGHnot having enough of something or any of it 不足的，缺少的

lacking in

He was lacking in confidence.

他缺乏信心。

She seems to be entirely lacking in intelligence.

她好像一点头脑都没有。

The new designs have all been found lacking in some important way.

这些新设计好像都少了点重要的东西。

2 NOT HAVEif something that you need or want is lacking, it does not exist 没有的，欠缺的

Financial backing for the project is still lacking.

这个项目仍然缺少资金支持。

These qualities are sadly lacking today.

悲哀的是，这些品质如今已经丧失殆尽。

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lacking• Porter said his golf game is definitely lacking.

found lacking• The video speed on the Packard Bell was one of three areas I found lacking.• When the chips are on the table, will you be found lacking?• The Master was found lacking, and was dismissed by the Company on 1st September, with £10 compensation.• Had been found lacking by Dionne and it hurt.

sadly lacking• Adequate resources and funding, both sadly lacking at present, are also vital.• Their kind was sadly lacking in Nikol'skaia volost' in 1922.• Your sister Alice was sadly lacking in that respect.• What is sadly lacking is the will to express such views and to act on them.• Again the evidence is sadly lacking, not only for the centres but also for the estates themselves.• It turns itself off if you leave it untouched for five minutes, a feature sadly lacking on the GameBoy.• As a lover he is sadly lacking, señorita.

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