Translation

• to lack
• to be short of
• lack
• shortage

Synonyms

• 不足, 匮, 匮乏, 左支右绌, 挖肉补疮, 捉襟见肘, 枯窘, 枯竭, 短小, 紧张, 贫乏, 青黄不接
• 不够, 乏, 亏, 匮缺, 少, 差, 欠, 短, 短少, 短斤缺两, 短欠, 短缺, 紧缺, 缺, 缺失, 缺少, 缺欠

Examples

• 他缺乏勇气。
  He is wanting in courage.
• 我们因缺乏准备而失败了。
  We failed due to a lack of preparation.
• 公司由于缺乏资本倒闭了。
  The firm went under due to lack of capital.
• 他思考的方式缺乏深度，这个我们知道就好。
  Between you and me, he has a shallow way of thinking.
• 考虑到他缺乏经验，他做得[已经]非常好了。
  He is doing very well considering he lacks experience.