deficiency

英 [dɪˈfɪʃnsi]

美 [dɪˈfɪʃnsi]

n. 缺乏; 缺少; 不足; 缺点; 缺陷

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

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

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

Such anemias can be due to folate or to B12 deficiency.
这种贫血与叶酸或维生素B12缺乏有关。
This is a calcium deficiency, some of it?
这是缺钙的一些表现吗？
The first one is the deficiency of practical vocational skills and academic knowledge.
第一个是实际的职业技能和学术知识的不足。
Is the concept of "vertebrobasilar artery blood supply deficiency" out of date?
“椎-基底动脉供血不足”的概念过时了吗？
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。
AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AIDS是获得性免疫缺损综合征的缩写。
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。
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。
When foods from different plant sources are eaten together, deficiency in one is compensated for by sufficiency in another
多种蔬果类食物一起吃的话，一种食物所缺乏的营养会由另一种富含该营养的食物予以补足。
Application of CH and CHr in Diagnosing Iron Deficiency Anaemia
CH和CHr对缺铁性贫血临床诊断的应用研究