lacking

What he lacks in courage he compensates for in bravado.

他用虚张声势来弥补自己勇气匮乏。

Their actions lack consistency; they say one thing and do another.

"他们言行不一,说是一回事,做又是另一回事。"

Heat and lack of rain have compacted the soil.

高热雨使土壤固结。

She continually harps on lack of money.

她总唠叨说缺钱。

He felt people were contemptuous of his lack of sophistication.

他觉得人们看不起他不懂人情世故。

Abdication is precluded by the lack of a possible successor.

因为没有可能继承人, 让位无法实现。

The lack of rain aggravated the serious lack of food.

"由于干旱雨,缺粮问题更加严重。"

The lack of rain aggravated the already serious lack of food.

缺雨水加重了业已严重食物短缺。

Lack of money led to the abandonment of this plan.

由于缺乏经费,最后只好放弃这项计划。

He tends to be romantic owing to lack of experience.

由于缺乏经验, 他有浪漫倾向。

The project was scuppered by lack of money.

由于缺乏资金, 这项计划落空了。

The girl always complains about lacking suitable raiment.

这个女孩总是抱怨没有合适衣服。

Nothing has been done to remedy the lack.

还没有采取任何措施以弥补这种缺乏。

Lack of planning is sapping the company’s efficiency.

缺乏计划正在削弱公司效率。

Lack of proper nourishment reduces their power to resist disease.

营养不良降低了他们抵抗疾病能力。

He lacks the qualifications for the post.

他不具备担任这一职务资格。

A lack of narrative drive leaves the reader with piecemeal vignettes.

述缺乏吸引力，读者读到只是一些支离破碎片段。

Peter was severely lectured for lack of consideration to his mother.

彼得因毫不体贴母亲而受到严厉训斥。

He made oblique references to her lack of experience.

他拐弯抹角地说她缺乏经验。

Sam did not lack for friends.

萨姆并不缺朋友。