lack [læk]

n. 缺乏,無,不足
v. 缺乏,短少,不足

例句與用法:

The accused got off/escaped scot-free because of lack of evidence.
由於證據不足, 被告未受懲罰.

Fixed wages and lack of promotion act as a disincentive to employees.
工資固定又無晉升機會遏制了雇員的積極性.

Her decision seems to show a lack of political judgement.
她的決定似乎顯示出缺乏政治判斷力。

Lack of sun retards plant growth.
光照不足則植物生長緩慢.

Lack of evidence resulted in their acquittal.
因證據不足而宣判他們無罪.

The plant died for lack of water.
植物因缺水而枯死了。

He is good at his job but he seems to lack confidence.
他工作不錯，但似乎缺乏信心。

詞形變化:

動詞過去式:lacked 過去分詞:lacked 現在分詞:lacking 第三人稱單數:lacks