deficient in

基本解釋

Short statures reflect a diet deficient in protein. ... People were not growing to their full potential.
身材矮小說(shuō)明人們飲食中的蛋白質(zhì)攝入量不足，從而會(huì)導(dǎo)致生長(zhǎng)發(fā)育不完全。
It’s estimated that though many people take vitamins, they are still deficient in many important vitamin compounds.
據(jù)估計(jì)，很多人雖然服用維生素，但他們對(duì)許多重要維生素的攝入仍然不足。
The crisis exposed central bankers as misguided in their theories and deficient in their practices, but also as indispensable.
債務(wù)危機(jī)暴露了各國(guó)央行人員被其理論所蒙蔽，缺乏實(shí)踐經(jīng)驗(yàn)，但這也是難以避免的。

Look at line number four, which is so clearly -- simply by looking at this, you can tell it's deficient in the number of syllables.
看第四行，顯而易見(jiàn)--單單看一眼,就能看出它的音節(jié)數(shù)不夠。
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The plants can be deficient in certain things, especially fat soluble vitamins that come from meat and from essential amino acids.
植物中缺乏某些物質(zhì),特別是脂溶性維生素,那些只能從肉類和必需氨基酸中獲得
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All four of these hydrogens are electron-deficient in the same manner.
四個(gè)氫都是,以相同的方式缺電子。
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And, because food is not completely absorbed, patients may also become deficient in certain nutrients and vitamins.
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