lack 的用法

☆ lack可作及物动词也可作不及物动词，意为“缺乏；没有；短缺”。作及物动词时，后面直接接名词作宾语；作不及物动词时，一般接介词for，构成lack for短语。如：

In the hot summer the plants lack water.

在炎热的夏天，植物缺水。

Our football team has only ten men — we lack one player.

我们的足球队只有十个人——还缺一个队员。

She lacked the experience for the job.

她缺乏这份工作的经验。

As he is very rich, he lacks for nothing.

他非常富有，不缺任何东西。

☆ lack还可作名词，一般作不可数名词，意为“缺乏；短缺”，后面常接介词of表示缺少的内容，构成lack of短语。如：

The match was called off due to lack of support.

比赛因缺少赞助而被取消。

Lack of heating made us cold.

没有暖气使我们感到很冷。

We didn’t find the passport, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. 我们不到护照，但并非是因为我们没去。

[联想] lacking adj. 缺少的；不足的

be lacking in ... 在……不足

[例句] Money was lacking for the plan. 此项计划缺钱。

Robin is not usually lacking in confidence.

罗宾平时并不缺乏自信心。

[小试] 用上述单词或短语的适当形式填空。

1. Though _____ money, his parents managed to send him to university.

2. If something that you need is _____, you can just come here and ask for some.

3. I can’t buy that book because of my _____ money.

4. He just _____ a little confidence for he is often afraid that he may fail again.

5. He seems to be totally _____ common sense.

Key: 1. lacking 2. lacking

4. lacks 5. lacking in / lack of

3. lack of / lacking