deficiency

英 [dɪˈfɪʃnsi]

美 [dɪˈfɪʃnsi]

n. 缺乏; 缺少; 不足; 缺点; 缺陷

复数：deficiencies　

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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

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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Other studies have linked B12 deficiency with pernicious anemia, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and neurodegenerative disorders.
其它研究已经把维生素B12缺乏与恶性贫血，心血管疾病，癌症和神经再生紊乱联系起来了。
When foods from different plant sources are eaten together, deficiency in one is compensated for by sufficiency in another
多种蔬果类食物一起吃的话，一种食物所缺乏的营养会由另一种富含该营养的食物予以补足。
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
Iodine deficiency causes brain damage and iron deficiency is responsible for anaemia in two billion people worldwide.
缺碘导致大脑损伤，而缺铁导致了全世界20亿人的贫血。
Vitamin B1 deficiency may cause depression, confusion, digestion disturbances, lack of appetite, and muscle weakness.
维生素B1的缺乏可能引起沮丧，思维混乱，干扰消化，缺乏食欲和肌肉酸疼。