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单词 deficient
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deficient
adjective
uk
/dɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/us
/dɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/
not having enough of:
缺乏的，缺少的
AdietdeficientinvitaminD maycausethediseaserickets.饮食中缺乏维生素D可导致佝偻病。
not good enough:
不够的，不足的
Histheoryis deficient in severalrespects.他的理论有几个方面的不足。
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(Definition ofdeficientfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

deficient| American Dictionary

deficient
adjective
us
/dɪˈfɪʃ·ənt/
lackingor not good enough:
Adietthat is deficient inproteinisharmfultochildren.
(Definition ofdeficientfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Under that heading 32 per cent, of all the mental deficients in our workhouses would have come.
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There is the question of mental deficients, on which public opinion is now being aroused, to be dealt with.
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Compared with that the deficients of the present force are only about 40,000.
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They only applied to roads and bridges, but we have other schemes such as school buildings, buildings for mental deficients and the blind, and so forth.
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The actual need for hospital care for mental deficients is probably higher, because there are many who need this care who are not on any waiting list.
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In this sense, any normative scheme that fails to take feasibility seriously is seriouslydeficient.
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Although this outbreak was not necessarily due to poor pool maintenance,deficientmaintenance is reported to be widespread in pools nationwide [36].
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The induction of these antibodies does not confer immunity in complement-deficientindividuals [27].
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The economy was in shambles, with no reliable currency, adeficienttransportation network, persistent problems of food supplies and schools closed during prolonged periods.
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The results of this meta-summary indicate that by neglecting spiritual work, the frameworks may bedeficientin guiding end-of-life research and clinical care.
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor-deficientmice develop aggressiveness and hyperphagia in conjunction with brain serotonergic abnormalities.
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Thedeficientinstitutional environment leads large enterprises to develop their own infrastructure and services, either in-house or in collaboration with selected other enterprises.
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Most disappointing is the evaluation of men's ways of talking as somehowdeficient.
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We hypothesized that adults aged 16 to 64 withdeficientsocial support and social networks would have higher rates of neurotic symptoms.
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We might, in some circumstances, have to regard such practices as manifesting only partial ordeficientcorrective justice.
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