英语词汇“lack”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

lacklack1 /læk/ ●●● S3 W2 noun

COLLOCATIONS► for lack of

Robbery charges were dropped for lack of evidence (=because there was not enough).

► a total/complete/distinct etc. lack of something

a total lack of interest

► no lack of

There’s no lack of holiday spirit around the high school (=there is a lot of it).

1[singular, uncountable] the state of not having something, or of not having enough of it: lack of a lack of affordable housing Robbery charges were dropped for lack of evidence (=because there was not enough).a total/complete/distinct etc. lack of something a total lack of interest There’s no lack of holiday spirit around the high school (=there is a lot of it).2for lack of a better word/phrase/term etc. spoken said when you are using a word or expression that you do not think is completely appropriate: It was, for lack of a better word, fate.

noun | verb

lacklack2 ●●● W2 verb

ETYMOLOGYlack²

Origin: 1200-1300 Middle Dutch laken

VERB TABLE

lack

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	lack
	he, she, it	lacks
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	lacked
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have lacked
	he, she, it	has lacked
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had lacked
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will lack
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have lacked

Continuous Form
Present	I	am lacking
	he, she, it	is lacking
	you, we, they	are lacking
Past	I, he, she, it	was lacking
	you, we, they	were lacking
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been lacking
	he, she, it	has been lacking
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been lacking
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be lacking
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been lacking

1[transitive] to not have something, or to not have enough of it: Kevin lacks confidence.2not lack for something to have a lot of something: The resistance movement will not lack for funds. [Origin: 1200–1300 Middle Dutch laken]