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

双语例句

• But poor oversight is a management and governance deficiency.
  但监督不力源于管理和治理欠缺。
• Even if iodine deficiency may be more severe in developing countries, it equally affects developed and developing countries.
  即使碘缺乏症可能在发展中国家更为严重，但是它同样影响发达国家和发展中国家。
• Finally, the thesis summarized the research work, pointed out the study deficiency and the improving direction, and explained the harvest in the design.
  最后对设计研究工作进行了总结，指出了研究上的不足及改进方向，说明了在本次设计中的收获。
• Vitamin B1 deficiency may cause depression, confusion, digestion disturbances, lack of appetite, and muscle weakness.
  维生素B1的缺乏可能引起沮丧，思维混乱，干扰消化，缺乏食欲和肌肉酸疼。
• The targets for the current stage of eliminating the disease caused by iodine deficiency have been achieved.
  基本实现了消除碘缺乏病的阶段目标。
• Is the concept of "vertebrobasilar artery blood supply deficiency" out of date?
  “椎-基底动脉供血不足”的概念过时了吗？
• This is a calcium deficiency, some of it?
  这是缺钙的一些表现吗？
• It's a chicken and egg situation. Does the deficiency lead to the eczema or has the eczema led to certain deficiencies?
  这是个鸡和蛋的问题。是因为营养缺乏导致湿疹呢，还是湿疹导致了某些营养缺乏？
• BACKGROUND: Vitamin D deficiency may be involved in the development of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease in humans.
  背景：维生素D缺乏可能参与人类动脉粥样硬化和冠心病的发生发展。
• When foods from different plant sources are eaten together, deficiency in one is compensated for by sufficiency in another
  多种蔬果类食物一起吃的话，一种食物所缺乏的营养会由另一种富含该营养的食物予以补足。