Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #1103
lack
缺少；没有
To be without something; to not have it.
- 1.
To be without, not to have, to need, to require.
没有；缺乏；需要。
- 2.
To be short (of or for something).
缺少；不足。
- 3.
be without
缺乏
- 4.
To be off one's guard.
疏忽；未加防备。
不足；短缺；失去警惕；没有防备；没有；缺乏；需要。；缺少；不足。；缺乏
In use
He lacks confidence in his abilities.
The project lacked proper funding.
She is lacking experience for the job.
This soup lacks salt
lack + noun
lack 是及物动词，直接接宾语，无需介词。
He lacks experience.
他缺乏经验。
lack + noun + to-infinitive
She lacks the confidence to speak in public.
她缺乏在公众面前发言的信心。
Verb forms
base lack · third person lacks · -ing lacking · past lacked · past participle lacked
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- lack experience
- 缺乏经验
- He lacks experience in managing large teams.他在管理大型团队方面缺乏经验。
- lack confidence
- 缺乏信心
- She lacks confidence in her own abilities.她对自己的能力缺乏信心。
- lack resources
- 缺乏资源
- The project lacked the necessary resources to succeed.该项目缺乏成功所需的必要资源。
- lack evidence
- 缺乏证据
- The police lacked evidence to charge him.警方缺乏证据指控他。
- lack understanding
- 缺乏理解
- Many people lack understanding of the new policy.许多人对新政策缺乏理解。
- lack support
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把'lack'想象成'落空'，缺少东西，心里空落落的。
Context & Register
动词'lack'表示'缺乏'，常用于正式或书面语，也在日常口语中出现，属于中性偏正式的表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the -ack spelling and rhyme with /læk/ (same vowel and final consonant). The initial consonants differ.
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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