| 单词 | lack |
| 释义 | lack I. intransitive verb 1. < nothing is lacking but the will > < space lacks for a linguistic analysis — Eric Partridge > < the sense of distance lacks; a ridge nearby can be a far-off mountain range — Paul Bowles > 2. < enjoined the tapster to see to it that no one lacked for his thirst — Arnold Bennett > < such language is comparatively lacking in responsibility — R.M.Weaver > transitive verb 1. < what … the church lacks is democracy — Leo Pfeffer > < lacked the ability to become a great singer — W.J.Reilly > < this statement, like all simple statements, lacks detail — Charlton Laird > < her voice may be flexible enough, but lacks the requisite strength — Lafcadio Hearn > 2. obsolete < you're loved, sir. They that least lend it you shall lack you first — Shakespeare > 3. Synonyms: < blankets were made of sage bark cords when rabbit skins were lacking — C.D.Forde > < a delicacy of design that larger houses often lack — American Guide Series: New Hampshire > < many languages lack grammatical person entirely — Weston La Barre > want in this application stresses a deplorable lack or adds to lack the idea of pressing desire or urgent necessity < an age wanting in moral grandeur — Matthew Arnold > < an American truck that wanted only a few repairs — Richard Llewellyn > < poverty-stricken and wanting even the necessities of existence > need is used more commonly than want in this context to stress necessity < what the business and industrial world most need and seek — R.W.McEwen > < assist an increasing number of American families in finding the things they need and want — Annual Report J. C. Penney Corp. > < both of these bridges are badly needed — Americana Annual > < it only needed that the letter should be correctly addressed — H.E.Scudder > < need food and clothing > require, similar to if not stronger than need in implying necessity, can also suggest the importunity of urgent desire or craving < he found his studies too easy to require serious attention — E.S.Bates > < so ill as to require constant attendance > < the continuing deficit requires either higher rates or a sales tax — New Republic > < the reactor requires radically new metals to withstand great heats — Tris Coffin > II. 1. < explain the comparative lack of simian fossils — R.W.Murray > < lack of true insight into human passion — A.T.Quiller-Couch > 2. < green forage is a lack of desert regions > Synonyms: see absence III. variant of lac |
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