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

• This is the reaction of calcium deficiency.
  这是缺钙的反应。
• The first one is the deficiency of practical vocational skills and academic knowledge.
  第一个是实际的职业技能和学术知识的不足。
• AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
  AIDS是获得性免疫缺损综合征的缩写。
• 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。
• Deficiency of red corpuscles is caused by a lack of iron.
  红细胞生成不足是由缺铁引起的。
• 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。
• The main activities include routine epidemiological surveillance, nutritional surveillance and control of micronutrient deficiency in some regions.
  主要活动包括在一些地区实施例行流行病学监测、营养监测和微量营养素缺乏控制。
• 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。
• In addition, iodine deficiency in children is responsible for disorders in physical and cognitive development, and hypothyroidism.
  此外，儿童碘缺乏症造成身体和认知发育障碍以及甲状腺机能减退。