Lacking是什么意思？

Lacking

英[ˈlækɪŋ]

• v. 缺乏，缺少(lack的现在分词)，不足；
• adj. 缺乏的，没有的，不足的；

例句

• The final scene was dismayingly lacking in theatrical effect. 最后一场缺乏戏剧效果, 叫人失望。
• Your problem lies in lacking efficient methods. 你的问题在于缺少有效的方法。
• His enthusiasm was somewhat lacking in spontaneity,I thought. 我觉得他的热情有点勉强,缺乏自发的冲动。
• They’re so lacking in confidence in the attraction of the games they televise that they feel they have to hype up with some hysterical commentator in order to get anyone to watch them. 他们对于用电视播映比赛的吸引力太缺乏信心,以至于他们感到必须要用一个说得天花乱坠的讲解员来做实况广播,以便招揽观众。
• He seems to be lacking in frankness. 他似乎不够坦率。
• Though lacking in fluency,he spoke to the point. 他说得不流利但能切中要害。
• lacking in insight or discernment 缺少洞察力或者识别能力
• His employer had described him as lacking in initiative and drive. 雇主说他缺乏进取心和干劲。
• Her remarks were curiously lacking in perception. 她的评论缺乏洞察力，这真让人费解。
• She's not usually lacking in confidence. 她平时并不缺乏自信心。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  缺少的；不足的；没有的
  If something or someone is lacking in a particular quality, they do not have any of it or enough of it.
  例句
  ...if your hair is lacking in lustre and feeling dry... 如果头发缺少光泽且干枯 She felt nervous, increasingly lacking in confidence about herself... 她感到紧张，对自己越来越没有信心。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. not existing;
  "innovation has been sadly lacking""character development is missing from the book"
  2. inadequate in amount or degree;
  "a deficient education""deficient in common sense""lacking in stamina""tested and found wanting"