deficiency

英 [dɪˈfɪʃnsi]

美 [dɪˈfɪʃnsi]

n.  缺乏; 缺少; 不足; 缺点; 缺陷

复数：deficiencies　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8医学

Collins.2 / BNC.5386 / COCA.6360

牛津词典

noun

• 缺乏；缺少；不足
  the state of not having, or not having enough of, sth that is essential
  1. Vitamin deficiency in the diet can cause illness.
     饮食中缺乏维生素可能导致疾病。
  2. a deficiency of Vitamin B
     缺乏维生素B
• 缺点；缺陷
  a fault or a weakness in sth/sb that makes it or them less successful
  1. deficiencies in the computer system
     计算机系统的种种缺陷

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR （尤指身体所需物质的）缺乏，缺少，不足
  Deficiency insomething, especially something that your body needs, is not having enough of it.
  1. They did blood tests on him for signs of vitamin deficiency...
     他们给他验了血，以检查是否有维生素缺乏的迹象。
  2. There are serious deficiencies in the numbers of suitable aircraft.
     符合要求的飞机数量严重不足。
• N-VAR 缺点;缺陷;瑕疵
  Adeficiencythat someone or something has is a weakness or imperfection in them.
  1. ...a serious deficiency in our air defence.
     我们在空防上的严重缺陷

英英释义

noun

• lack of an adequate quantity or number
  1. the inadequacy of unemployment benefits
  Synonym:insufficiencyinadequacy
• the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
  1. there is a serious lack of insight into the problem
  2. water is the critical deficiency in desert regions
  3. for want of a nail the shoe was lost
  Synonym:lackwant

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