| 单词 | deficient |
| 释义 | deficient (dɪfɪʃənt ) 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If someone or something is deficient in a particular thing, they do not have the full amount of it that they need in order to function normally or work properly. [formal] ...a diet deficient in vitamin B. [+ in] Deficient is also a combining form. Vegetarians can become iron-deficient. 2. adjective Someone or something that is deficient is not good enough for a particular purpose. [formal] ...deficient landing systems. Synonyms: unsatisfactory, poor, inadequate, weak Collocations: deficient diet They argued that the colonic muscles needed to contract strongly in order to transmit and expel the small stool associated with a fiber deficient diet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Mature chickens show signs 3 weeks after being fed a deficient diet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This species tends to suffer from an iron deficient diet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are tough, wiry, and light of frame, which may have been due to nutrition deficient diets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The deficient diets lacked sufficient taurine to allow the cats to properly form protein structures and resulted in the health effects observed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 缺乏的 Japanese: 不足した |
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