Translation

• lack
• shortage of
• shortfall
• to be short (of)
• to lack

Synonyms

• 不够, 乏, 亏, 匮缺, 少, 差, 欠, 短, 短少, 短斤缺两, 短欠, 短缺, 紧缺, 缺, 缺乏, 缺失, 缺欠

Examples

• 要变得完美，她缺少的就是一个缺点。
  To be perfect she lacked just one defect.
• 厨房里缺少一台洗碗机。
  The kitchen lacks a dishwasher.