lacked
past simple and past participle oflack
| 单词 | lacked |
| 释义 | lacked past simple and past participle oflack lack verb[T] uk/læk/us/læk/B2 to not have or not have enough of something that isneededorwanted: He just lacks a littleconfidence. What we lack in thishouseisspacetostorethings. We are lacking threemembersofstaffduetoillness. Compare missing
Lacking things
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Scarce, inadequate and not enough Examplesoflackedlacked In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Eleven percent were lost to follow-up and the studylackeda control group. From theCambridge English Corpus All relied on whatever artists were available and these frequentlylackedthe vision of the composer. From theCambridge English Corpus Starting out with a team of only three people, the agencylackeda field organization which could have assisted states in designing their own plans. From theCambridge English Corpus The same was true, if to a lesser extent, of needy elderly people who had children butlackeda partner. From theCambridge English Corpus As suggested above for woodworking, innovations that smoothed the flow of work were valued, but highly specialized machines thatlackedversatility held little appeal. From theCambridge English Corpus Helackedpurpose, was uninterested in voluntary work, and increasingly spent his time bored at home. From theCambridge English Corpus First, the militarylackedthe coherence for a successful military coup because the navy opposed it. From theCambridge English Corpus Such 'trophy' directorshipslackeda serious corporate base. From theCambridge English Corpus Nominally a city from 1540, possessing its own judicial sessions from 1618, it neverthelesslackedproper corporate government throughout this period. From theCambridge English Corpus Workerslackedmosquito nets and even blankets to protect themselves from nights of exposure in remote corners of the forest. From theCambridge English Corpus The broken edges of such cylinders were smooth andlackedprominent splinters. From theCambridge English Corpus The wives professed themselves disinterested in coitus twice as frequently as they reported that the husbandslackedinterest. From theCambridge English Corpus Until the late nineteenth century no town was eligible for city status if itlacked'architectural distinction'. From theCambridge English Corpus The productionlackeddirection in terms of pace, comic timing, and characterization. From theCambridge English Corpus One study indicated that although community nurses felt their initial training was satisfactory, theylackedongoing support and training. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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