lacking

adj.

1. 没有；匮乏；缺乏；不足
   having none or not enough of sth
   1. She's not usually lacking in confidence.
      她平时并不缺乏自信心。
   2. The book is completely lacking in originality.
      这部书完全没有创意。
   3. He was taken on as a teacher but was found lacking (= was thought not to be good enough) .
      他获聘为教师，能力却显得一般。
2. 不在场；得不到
   not present or not available
   1. I feel there is something lacking in my life.
      我觉得我的生活中缺少点什么。

1. See also: ...if your hair is lacking in lustre and feeling dry... She felt nervous, increasingly lacking in confidence about herself... Why was military intelligence so lacking? lack

1. But those lacking a family tradition of continuing education still face difficulties.
   但是那些并无接受继续教育这种家庭传统的人仍然面临着困难。
2. Why was military intelligence so lacking?
   为什么军事情报如此匮乏？
3. Certain vital information is lacking in the report.
   该报告缺少某些关键信息。
4. She felt nervous, increasingly lacking in confidence about herself
   她感到紧张，对自己越来越没有信心。
5. Lacking self-confidence and maturity, many teenagers are left feeling very vulnerable.
   许多十几岁的孩子既缺乏自信又不够懂事，所以感情上十分脆弱。
6. Her clothes told me nothing: they were about as nondescript and lacking in chic as it was possible to be.
   从她的衣着上什么也看不出来：全是大路货，毫无时髦优雅之处。
7. Lacking sovereignty, they could organise no defence against their oppressors.
   没有主权他们就无法组织起来反抗压迫者。
8. What is lacking is an insight into the particularity of our societal system
   缺乏的正是对我们社会制度特殊性的洞察。
9. My skin feels tight and lacking in moisture
   我的皮肤感觉紧巴巴的，缺少水分。
10. Nothing is lacking for the plan.
    该计划不争什么了。
11. She seemed to be lacking in frankness.
    她似乎不够坦率。
12. Don't you know the crushed worm will turn? Why are you so lacking in vigilance?
    你不知道困兽犹斗吗？为什么这样麻痹大意？
13. He was lacking in mathematical training.
    他数学方面训练不够。
14. Nothing is lacking.
    什么也不缺。
15. Lacking manure and water, crops won't grow well.
    庄稼缺肥缺水就长不好。
16. He must be sadly lacking in intelligence.
    他的智力一定极为贫乏。
17. We are still lacking in experience.
    我们还欠缺经验。
18. Judging from his conduct, I assume he is lacking in education.
    从他的行为来看，我认为他缺乏教育。
19. Although the approximate wave function is qualitatively useful, it is gravely lacking in quantitative accuracy.
    虽然近似的波函数是定性地有用，然而它严重的缺少定量的准确性。
20. The writing is tangled, utterly lacking in coherence.
    文笔错杂，毫无伦次。
21. Your skills in research and analysis help you determine where content overlaps and where it's lacking, too.
    您的研究与分析技能还将帮助您确定内容重复和缺失的情况。
22. The use of logic and logical inferences is sorely lacking in most architectural practice.
    在大部分的架构实践中，都非常缺乏对逻辑和逻辑推理的使用。
23. Maybe your listening and speaking are pretty good, but reading and writing are rather lacking.
    也许你的听和说不错，读和写还差点儿。
24. But through this test I know my lacking and what to do in the following days.
    在这次考试中我知道了自己的不足，在以后的日子里，我知道了如何去做。
25. The quality of lacking diversity or variation ( even to the point of boredom).
    缺乏多样性和变异性（甚至到了让人厌倦的程度）。
26. Lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak.
    缺乏听觉的官能和说话的能力。
27. Lacking knowledge and understanding of mathematical concepts and methods.
    缺少数学概念和方法的知识和理解。
28. The quality of lacking taste and refinement.
    缺乏品位和文雅的性质。
29. Where data and information are lacking, we can fill in with assumptions.
    在那些缺乏数据和信息的地方，我们可以进行假设。
30. The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally.
    对事物缺乏热情和兴趣的心理特性。

adj

1. nonexistent
   1. the thumb is absent
   2. her appetite was lacking

   Synonym:    absentmissingwanting