中文翻译与英英解释

adj.
1.不足的，缺乏的。
2.不完全的，有缺陷的。
3.痴呆的。
n.
有缺陷的人[东西]。 be deficient in 欠缺。 be mentally deficient 精神上有缺陷。

of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"
同义词：insufficient,

inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"
同义词：lacking, wanting,

falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing"
同义词：inferior, substandard,

例句与用法

The crops are suffering from deficient rain .
庄稼因雨量不足而遭受损害。

I always have been deficient in selfconfidence and decision .
我向来缺乏自信和果断。

Cottonseed meal is deficient in lysine, methionine and leucine .
粉缺乏赖氨酸，蛋氨酸和亮氨酸。

Poor drainage causes deficient soil aeration and death of the roots .
排水不良能减低土壤的透气性，使根死亡。

Oceanic islands are sometimes deficient in animals of certain whole classes .
海洋岛屿上有时缺少某整纲所有的动物。

At the caudal end of the sacrum the roof of the vertebral canal is commonly deficient .
在骶管末端，椎管往往缺损。

Exotics are most useful in regions in which the native flora is deficient .
在当地植物种类贫乏的地区，外来种最为有用。

Since most textile wastes are deficient in nitrogen required for a balanced biological system .
大多数纺织废水维持生化所需的氮素营养经常不足。

When wheat plants allowed to become deficient in potassium, pyruvate kinase activity increased .
当小麦植株令其缺钾时，丙酮酸激酶活性随之升高。

It only shows her being deficient in something herself-sense or feeling .
那只不过说明了她本身有什么缺陷，不是见识方面有缺陷，就是感觉方面有缺陷。