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单词 lack
释义

lack

UK /læk/

DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    a situation in which you do not have any, or enough, of something that you need or want
    lack of:

    The match was cancelled because of lack of support.

    Most of his problems stem from a lack of confidence.

    for lack of something:

    The court case was dismissed for lack of evidence.

    We couldn’t find her passport, but it wasn’t for lack of trying (=we tried hard to find it).

    Synonyms and related words

    Absence and lack

    Collocates

    Adjectives frequently used with lack
    ▪ apparent, complete, distinct, general, marked, serious, sheer, total


phrases

no lack of something

lack

US /læk/

DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    a situation in which you do not have any, or enough, of something that you need or want
    lack of:

    The game was canceled because of lack of interest.

    Most of his problems stem from a lack of confidence.

    for lack of something:

    The court case was dismissed for lack of evidence.

    We couldn’t find her passport, but it wasn’t for lack of trying (=we tried hard to find it).

    Synonyms and related words

    Absence and lack

    Collocates

    Adjectives frequently used with lack
    ▪ apparent, complete, distinct, general, marked, serious, sheer, total


phrases

no lack of something

lack

UK /læk/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theylack
he/she/itlacks
present participlelacking
past tenselacked
past participlelacked

DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    to not have any or enough of something that you need or want

    He lacked the skills required for the job.

    The play was good in parts but generally the acting lacked sparkle.

    Synonyms and related words

    Lacking and not having something
    Synonyms and related words

    Absence and lack

lack

US /læk/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theylack
he/she/itlacks
present participlelacking
past tenselacked
past participlelacked

DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    to not have any or enough of something that you need or want

    He lacked the skills required for the job.

    The play was good in parts but generally the acting lacked sparkle.

    Synonyms and related words

    Lacking and not having something
    Synonyms and related words

    Absence and lack
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