Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1103
lack
缺乏；不足；缺少
the state of not having something that is needed or wanted; a deficiency or absence
- 1.
A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.
缺乏；不足；匮乏。
- 2.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
缺乏或无法获得某物的状态
缺乏；不足；匮乏。；缺乏或无法获得某物的状态；缺乏；无；不足
In use
There is a lack of evidence to support his claim.
The project failed due to a lack of funding.
A lack of sleep can affect your health.
there is a serious lack of insight into the problem
lack of sth
The project failed because of lack of funds.
该项目因缺乏资金而失败。
a lack of sth
强调一种具体的缺乏。
There is a lack of evidence to support the claim.
缺乏证据支持这一说法。
for lack of sth
Connections
Collocations
- lack of time
- 时间不足
- Due to a lack of time, we couldn't finish the project.由于时间不足，我们无法完成这个项目。
- lack of confidence
- 缺乏自信
- Her lack of confidence prevented her from speaking up.她缺乏自信，所以不敢发言。
- lack of experience
- 经验不足
- His lack of experience is evident in his work.他的经验不足在工作中显而易见。
- lack of evidence
- 缺乏证据
- The case was dismissed due to a lack of evidence.由于缺乏证据，此案被驳回。
- lack of resources
- 资源匮乏
- The school struggles with a lack of resources.这所学校因资源匮乏而举步维艰。
- lack of support
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 lack 中的字母 c 看成一个缺口，缺了什么就是 lack（缺乏）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交流、书面写作 作名词时意为“缺乏、不足”，在口语和书面语中都较常见，没有明显的正式或随意倾向；通常可根据整句的语境自然使用。
Grammar Note
作名词时通常不可数，但可用 a lack of 表示具体缺乏某种东西。
Pronunciation & Spelling
lack /læk/ rhymes with back, black, pack, track, crack, and stack; all share the spelling -ack and sound /æk/. Be careful: leak /liːk/, lake /leɪk/, and like /laɪk/ look similar but have different vowel sounds and do not rhyme with lack.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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