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deficiency

英 [dɪ'fɪʃ(ə)nsɪ]美[dɪ'fɪʃənsi]
  • n. 缺陷,缺点;缺乏;不足的数额

英英释意


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