缺乏
quē fá
Pinyin
Definition
缺乏
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- to lack
- to be short of
- lack
- shortage
Character Decomposition
Idioms (11)
乏善可陈
- 1 to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
人困马乏
- 1 riders tired and horses weary (idiom)
- 2 worn out
- 3 exhausted
- 4 spent
- 5 fatigued
俭则不缺
- 1 frugality prevents destitution (idiom)
分身乏术
- 1 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
- 2 to be unable to attend to other things at the same time
勤劳不虞匮乏
- 1 Poverty is a stranger to industry. (idiom)
Sample Sentences
然而,线上教学不能完全代替线下教育。不少师生反映,学生在家上课,缺乏学习氛围,容易出现注意力不集中、反应速度下降等问题,而缺少面对面的互动也是网课的一大弊端。
However, online teaching cannot be substituted for offline education completely. Many teachers and students reported that there is a lack of learning atmosphere when studying at home. Students tend to be inattentive and respond slowly. The lack of interaction in person is another disadvantage of online courses.
我断章取义?难道管仲这么说,不是期待人能够从物质的满足进步到文化精神层面?你瞧那些来自穷苦家庭的人,有了钱就会花,这根本还是处在贫穷的心态下,缺乏精神文明呐。
I'm taking his words out of context? So you think Guan Zhong wasn't hoping that people would progress from material satisfaction to the spiritual and cultural level? Just look at those people from poor families. They spend money as soon as they get their hands on it. That's pretty much still being trapped in an impoverished mentality, which is uncivilized.
仿佛一夜之间,夸夸群突然火了,有人为寻求认同,有人为取悦伴侣,“收费夸人”的服务亦应运而生,多个电商平台已上线“在线夸人服务”。但在业内看来,夸夸群终究只是一时的产物,并不能真正解决焦虑、缺乏认同的话题,难以形成常态,其目前的一些盈利模式也难以实现规模性放大。
Overnight “praising groups” became hot among Chinese netizens. Some people sought recognition and some people wanted to please their partners. Such paid praising services took off and many e-commerce platforms were launched online. However, in the industry's view, after all, these services for exaggerated or over the top compliments are only temporary. They can't really solve the problem of anxiety and lack recognition. Therefore it’ll be difficult to become a norm, with some of its current profit models to achieve scale expansion.
综合来看,救灾低效、博物馆建筑年久失修、馆内存有易燃化学物品但缺乏消防系统,以及巴西国博的经费局促等因素对这场火灾产生了尤为重大的影响。
On the whole, the disaster relief was inefficient. The museum building was in disrepair due to financial problems. There were flammable chemicals inside but the museum lacked a proper fire protection system.
依我看,什么烟花呀,玫瑰呀都太小儿科了,缺乏新意。咱们得想点特别的,让未来嫂子终身难忘。
In my opinion, fireworks, roses and such are all too childish and lack originality. We have to think of something special for the future sister-in-law so she will never forget it for the rest of her life.
刑具也是古人智慧的结晶呀。不是说我们中国人缺乏想象力吗?你说是谁别出心裁发明了这些整人的玩意呢?
Torture instruments are still remnants of the wisdom of the ancients. Can it be said that Chinese people lack imagination? Who do you think had the wild idea to invent all of these torture devices?
严重缺乏锻炼。每天坐着。
A very serious lack of exercise. They sit all day every day.
动力不足的原因也有很多。可能有的员工对自己的薪水不满意,觉得自己干得多拿得少。也可能有的员工认为自己缺乏上升空间,自己的努力老板根本不放在眼里。所以奖罚分明也很重要,不要让员工以为自己偷懒努力都是一个样。
There are a lot of reasons for being unmotivated. Perhaps some employees are dissatisfied with their salaries and think that they do a lot of work for too little pay. It’s also possible that some employees think they have no room for advancement, or that their hard work goes unnoticed in the eyes of their boss. Therefore, a strict system of rewards and penalties is very important. You can’t let the employees think that their laziness or hard work will be treated the same.
没错。但是彭总,我觉得目前的市场还是缺乏一款中等价位、性能好的房车,这是你们产品的优势。
Correct. But, President Peng, I think the market is still currently lacking a motor home in the mid-level price range that performs well. This is your product's advantage.
但你有没有发现童童在待人接物方面很缺乏耐心,容易发脾气,而且爱躺在地上耍无赖。
But have you noticed that Tongtong has very little patience when dealing with people; he gets upset very easily. On top of that, he loves to lay on the ground shamelessly.