"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"
"This soup lacks salt"
"There is something missing in my jewelry box!"
She does not lack for friends.
她不缺朋友。
He will not lack for advisers.
他会有很多出谋划策的人。
The children lack for nothing although the parents are poorly dressed.
这些小孩什么都不缺,虽然他们的父母穿得不好。
I will see that you lack for nothing while you attend college.
我要使你上大学时样样齐备。
Nothing is lacking for our plan.
按我们的计划,什么也不缺了。
They do not lack for funds.
他们不缺资金。
You shall never lack for money while I am alive.
我活着你就永远不会缺钱。
Because money was lacking for the project, the committee did not approve this project.
委员会没有批准这个项目,因为该项目缺乏经费。
She has a wealthy childhood, never lacking for toys or books.
她有一个不愁吃不愁穿的童年,从来不缺玩具和书籍。
Space lacks for a detailed description of it.
篇幅有限,不能对此详加描述。
Time lacks for full explanation.
没有时间做充分的解释。
lack sth for sthHe lacks the qualifications for the post.
他不具备担任这一职务的资格。
Money is lacking.
钱不够。
The necessary chemicals are lacking.
必要的化学药品缺乏。
These conditions are still lacking.
这些条件还不具备。
be lacking in sthThis evening newspaper is lacking in analytical articles.
这家晚报缺少分析性文章。
Even if the play is lacking in conflict, it does have some superb poetry and a wealth of high astounding terms.
这个剧本即使缺乏冲突,倒还有优美的诗句和不少惊人的妙语。
The room is lacking in colour.
这间房缺乏色彩。
She was lacking in mathematical training.
她缺乏数学训练。
His reception of us was lacking in warmth.
他接待我们不够热情。
He is lacking in responsibility.
他缺乏责任心。
None of his plans ever comes through because he is lacking in determination.
他的计划没有一个成功,因为他没有决心。
Humour is lacking in his speech.
他讲话缺乏幽默。
He is lacking in technical know-how.
他缺乏技术知识。
He is lacking in manners.
他没有礼貌。
She was lacking in wisdom.
她缺少智慧。
We are poor, but we are not lacking in spirit.
我们人穷志不穷。
He seems to be lacking in frankness.
他似乎不够坦率。
A diet lacking in nutritional value will not keep a person healthy.
缺乏营养价值的饮食不能维持人的健康。
Before we had a child we felt that there was something lacking in our lives.
在我们没有孩子的时候,总觉得生活中缺少什么。
Though lacking in fluency, he spoke to the point.
他说得不流利但能切中要害。