缺少

這個學校的確非常缺少圖書。
   The school is really quite badly off for books.

他缺少真正的美感。
   He has no real feeling for beauty.

公司最近缺少資金。
   The company has cash flow problems recently.

他缺少自信。
   He lacks confidence in himself.

缺少可資證實他所言的證據。
   Evidence in confirmation of his statements is lacking.

我們的研究工作因缺少現金而受到限制。
   Our research has been constrained by lack of cash.

編輯缺少五月號一期上的稿件。
   The editor is short of contributions for the May issue.

這個國家缺少已知的煤礦礦床。
   The country is short of known deposits of coal.

他缺少教育,這在找工作時是一個不利條件。
   His lack of education was a disadvantage when he looked for a job.

眼下缺少能勝任的領導人。
   Right now there's a drought of adequate leadership.

有些孩子一直長不高,因為他們身上缺少一種特殊的荷爾蒙。
   There are some children who remain as dwarfs because they lack a particular hormone.

孩子們不可以缺少食物。
   The children mustn't go short of food.

由於缺少原料,生產已陷入停頓。
   Production has come to a halt owing to the lack of raw materials.

給予不可缺少的援助
   give help that is indispensably required

臂和腿是人體不可缺少的部分。
   The arms and legs are integral parts of a human body.

由於缺少公車,有幾個村子顯得很偏僻。
   Several villages have been isolated by lack of buses.

他們什麼都不缺少。
   They lacked for nothing.

缺少教育對找工作不利。
   Lack of education was a liability in getting a job.

這位新教師很能幹,但是還缺少點經驗。
   The new teacher is very capable but he's still a bit raw.

自然資源的開發因缺少技術人員而受阻。
   The exploitation of natural resources was hampered by the lack of technicians.