abstract
lack
/læk/
释义与例句
n.
1

the state of being without or not having enough of something

缺乏/不足

There is a lack of time.

时间不够了。

v.
1

to be without or not have enough of something

缺乏, 没有

I lack experience.

我缺乏经验。

记忆技巧
作名词时,常用短语是 “a lack of sth”,表示 “缺乏某物”,比如 “He has a lack of patience.”。
作动词时,常见用法是 “lack sth”,表示 “没有某物、缺乏某物”,例如 “The team lacks experience.”。
有一个常用短语 “for lack of”,意思是 “因缺乏……”,比如 “They canceled the trip for lack of money.”。