lack的用法

lack的用法

　　Lack 的用法

　　n.(名詞)“不足”。 通常用 “lack+of+名詞”。

　　a lack of money. 缺乏金錢

　　Her only problem is lack of confidence.

　　Lack of sleep had made him irritable.

　　We won't be going on holiday this year - lack of funds, I'm afraid.

　　If he fails it won't be for/through lack of effort (= he has certainly tried).

　　He can’t endure the lack of food. 沒有食物，他再也堅持不下去了。

　　vt.(及物動詞)缺乏;不足;沒有

　　①To be entirely without or have very little of.缺乏：根本就沒有或僅有一點

　　②To be in need of.需要

　　He just lacks a little confidence.

　　What we lack in this house is space to store things.

　　She lacks patience in dealing with children. (與孩子打交道她缺少耐心。)

　　We are lacking three members of staff due to illness.

　　(注：說lack不用于進行時是站不住腳的)

　　vi. (不及物動詞)還可作“缺乏，短少;不足;需要。常用進行時

　　①To be wanting or deficient:缺乏：處于匱乏或不足狀態：

　　You will not be lacking in support from me.你將得到我的幫助

　　(注：這里把lacking處理為vi.，并沒有作為adj.來得簡單)

　　②To be in need of something:需要：需要某物：

　　I lacked for nothing.我不需要任何東西

　　She does not lack for friends.

　　They lacked for nothing.他們無所需求(應有盡有)。

　　[用法拓展]

　　lack 構成的短語有：

　　be lacking:欠缺、缺：

　　be lacking in缺乏(某種品質、特點等),不夠

　　lack for 缺(多用于否定句) Lack+of+名詞： The plants died for lack of water.

　　Lack+名詞： We lack the strength to walk any further.

　　短語： be lacking:欠缺、缺： Money was lacking to complete the building.

　　Be lacking in缺乏(某種品質、特點等),不夠： He is not lacking in intelligence.

　　Lack for 缺(多用于否定句) She does not lack for friends

　　lacking adj.

　　1 be lacking If something that you need is lacking, you do not have enough of it:

　　Enthusiasm has been sadly lacking these past months at work.

　　Money was lacking to complete the building.

　　He is lacking in courage. 他缺乏勇氣。

　　Nothing is lacking but the will.什么都不缺，就缺意志。

　　2 be lacking in sth to not have a quality:

　　He's totally lacking in charm.

　　He is not lacking in intelligence.

　　Philip was not lacking in ability. (菲力普并不缺少能力。)

　　His reception of us was lacking in warmth.(他對我們的接待缺少熱情。)

　　Since she is young, she is lacking in experience.由于年輕，她缺乏經驗。