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

• 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。
• Alopecia may also occur in syphilis, thyroid disease, and iron deficiency.
  梅毒、甲状腺疾病和铁缺乏症也可引起脱发。
• Opacity of the eye lens can be induced by deficiency of certain vitamins
  眼球晶状体的混浊可由缺乏某些维生素造成。
• 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。
• BACKGROUND: Vitamin D deficiency may be involved in the development of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease in humans.
  背景：维生素D缺乏可能参与人类动脉粥样硬化和冠心病的发生发展。
• Congenital factors were weakness of spleen and stomach, kidney-Yang deficiency.
  先天因素包括素体脾胃虚弱、肾阳虚衰；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This is a calcium deficiency, some of it?
  这是缺钙的一些表现吗？