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

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。
This is a calcium deficiency, some of it?
这是缺钙的一些表现吗？
Congenital factors were weakness of spleen and stomach, kidney-Yang deficiency.
先天因素包括素体脾胃虚弱、肾阳虚衰；
Iodine deficiency causes brain damage and iron deficiency is responsible for anaemia in two billion people worldwide.
缺碘导致大脑损伤，而缺铁导致了全世界20亿人的贫血。
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。
AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AIDS是获得性免疫缺损综合征的缩写。
Alopecia may also occur in syphilis, thyroid disease, and iron deficiency.
梅毒、甲状腺疾病和铁缺乏症也可引起脱发。
This is the reaction of calcium deficiency.
这是缺钙的反应。
Both insulin resistance and insulin deficiency increase platelet reactivity.
两者的胰岛素抵抗和胰岛素缺陷提高了血小板活性。
The main activities include routine epidemiological surveillance, nutritional surveillance and control of micronutrient deficiency in some regions.
主要活动包括在一些地区实施例行流行病学监测、营养监测和微量营养素缺乏控制。