deficiency

英 [dɪˈfɪʃnsi]

美 [dɪˈfɪʃnsi]

n.  缺乏; 缺少; 不足; 缺点; 缺陷

复数：deficiencies　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8医学

Collins.2 / BNC.5386 / COCA.6360

牛津词典

noun

• 缺乏；缺少；不足
  the state of not having, or not having enough of, sth that is essential
  1. Vitamin deficiency in the diet can cause illness.
     饮食中缺乏维生素可能导致疾病。
  2. a deficiency of Vitamin B
     缺乏维生素B
• 缺点；缺陷
  a fault or a weakness in sth/sb that makes it or them less successful
  1. deficiencies in the computer system
     计算机系统的种种缺陷

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR （尤指身体所需物质的）缺乏，缺少，不足
  Deficiency insomething, especially something that your body needs, is not having enough of it.
  1. They did blood tests on him for signs of vitamin deficiency...
     他们给他验了血，以检查是否有维生素缺乏的迹象。
  2. There are serious deficiencies in the numbers of suitable aircraft.
     符合要求的飞机数量严重不足。
• N-VAR 缺点;缺陷;瑕疵
  Adeficiencythat someone or something has is a weakness or imperfection in them.
  1. ...a serious deficiency in our air defence.
     我们在空防上的严重缺陷

英英释义

noun

• lack of an adequate quantity or number
  1. the inadequacy of unemployment benefits
  Synonym:insufficiencyinadequacy
• the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
  1. there is a serious lack of insight into the problem
  2. water is the critical deficiency in desert regions
  3. for want of a nail the shoe was lost
  Synonym:lackwant

双语例句

• Conclusion Reinforcing kidney can acquire therapeutic effect of metabolic syndrome TCM syndrome of phlegm-blood stasis due to kidney deficiency.
  结论从肾立论治疗代谢综合征痰瘀证可以获得较好的症状、证候和指标疗效。
• Many other unexplained nonparasitic disease of different plant species were shown to result from born deficiency.
  许多植物的其它不能解释的非寄生性病害均表明为缺硼所致。
• This is the reaction of calcium deficiency.
  这是缺钙的反应。
• Both insulin resistance and insulin deficiency increase platelet reactivity.
  两者的胰岛素抵抗和胰岛素缺陷提高了血小板活性。
• Finally, the thesis summarized the research work, pointed out the study deficiency and the improving direction, and explained the harvest in the design.
  最后对设计研究工作进行了总结，指出了研究上的不足及改进方向，说明了在本次设计中的收获。
• Even if iodine deficiency may be more severe in developing countries, it equally affects developed and developing countries.
  即使碘缺乏症可能在发展中国家更为严重，但是它同样影响发达国家和发展中国家。
• The targets for the current stage of eliminating the disease caused by iodine deficiency have been achieved.
  基本实现了消除碘缺乏病的阶段目标。
• Kidney deficiency low back pain, women are the most common low back pain.
  肾虚腰痛，是女性中最常见的腰痛。
• Application of CH and CHr in Diagnosing Iron Deficiency Anaemia
  CH和CHr对缺铁性贫血临床诊断的应用研究
• NOTE: Anaemia is not always caused by iron deficiency-lead poisoning and thalassaemia can also produce anaemia.
  注意：贫血并不总是由缺铁引起，铅中毒和地中海贫血症也会导致贫血。