愛華網(wǎng)Lack的用法
n.（名詞）“不足”。 通常用“l(fā)ack+of＋名詞”。
①A deficiency or an absence: 缺乏或沒有；
②Something needed or wanted. 欠缺的事物：缺乏或?qū)で蟮哪澄?/p>
a lack of money. 缺乏金錢
Her only problem is lack ofconfidence.
Lack of sleep had made him irritable.
If he fails it won't be for/through lack of effort (= hehas certainly tried).
We won't be going on holiday this year - lack of funds, I'mafraid.
He can’t endure the lack of food.沒有食物，他再也堅持不下去了。
vt.（及物動詞）缺乏；不足；沒有
①To be entirely without or have very littleof.缺乏：根本就沒有或僅有一點
②To be in need of.需要
He just lacks a little confidence.
What we lack in this house is space to storethings.
She lacks patience in dealing with children.（與孩子打交道她缺少耐心。）
We are lacking three members of staff due toillness.
(注：說lack不用于進(jìn)行時是站不住腳的)
vi.（不及物動詞）還可作“缺乏，短少；不足；需要。常用進(jìn)行時
①To be wanting or deficient:缺乏：處于匱乏或不足狀態(tài)：
You will not be lacking in supportfrom me.你將得到我的幫助
（注：這里把lacking處理為vi.，并沒有作為adj.來得簡單）
②To be in need of something:需要：需要某物：
I lacked for nothing.我不需要任何東西
She does not lack for friends.
They lacked for nothing.他們無所需求（應(yīng)有盡有）。
[用法拓展]
lack 構(gòu)成的短語有：
be lacking:欠缺、缺：
be lacking in缺乏（某種品質(zhì)、特點等）,不夠
lack for 缺（多用于否定句）Lack+of＋名詞： Theplants died for lack of water.
Lack+名詞： We lack the strength to walk anyfurther.
短語： be lacking:欠缺、缺： Money was lacking to completethe building.
Be lacking in缺乏（某種品質(zhì)、特點等）,不夠： He is not lacking inintelligence.
Lack for 缺（多用于否定句） She does not lack forfriends
lacking adj.
1 be lacking If something that you need is lacking, you donot have enough of it:
Enthusiasm has been sadly lacking these past months atwork.
Money was lacking to complete the building.
He is lacking in courage. 他缺乏勇氣。
Nothing is lacking but the will.什么都不缺，就缺意志。
2 be lacking in sth to not have aquality:
He's totally lacking in charm.
He is not lacking in intelligence.
Philip was not lacking in ability. （菲力普并不缺少能力。）
His reception of us was lacking inwarmth.（他對我們的接待缺少熱情。）
Since she is young, she is lacking inexperience.由于年輕，她缺乏經(jīng)驗。
[練習(xí)]
1. Many of our young workers ___ propertraining.?
A. are lackingin B. arelackingC. lackforD. lackin[A]
2. We tried to settle the problem with themas soon as possible, but they seemed to____ sincerity.
A. lackofB. be lackofC. lackinD. be lacking in (D)
3. Though________ money, his parents managedto send him to university.
A. lacked B. lacking ofC.lacking D. lackedin
<解答>Though lacking money是Though they arelacking money的省略句，其中l(wèi)ack是vt.。
4. Keep him at arm's length, as he is a guybeing lacking ______ honesty.
A. of B.on C.in D.about (C)
5.That was another example of _____experience.
A. a lackofB. lackfromC. their lackforD. their lack of
<解答>.Dlack作及物動詞時，后面直接用名詞或代詞做賓語；作不及物動詞時常和for連用；作名詞時常和of搭配使用。
6. -- What caused thefailure of theexperiment?
--_____.(C)
A. Because of shortage offundB. For lack offundC. Lack offundD.Due to lack of fund
7. The boss praised the young man for hishard work, though he ____ experience.
A. is lackof B. is lackingin C. lacksofD. is lacking of
此題答案選B，be lacking in是習(xí)語，意為“缺乏”，其后通常接experience,frankness,courage等抽象名詞。選A是錯誤的，因為lack可用做名詞和動詞，但不用做形容詞；選C是錯誤的，因為lack用做動詞時，它是及物動詞，其后不用介詞(注：用做名詞的lack后可接介詞of)；選D是錯誤的，因為沒有be lacking of這個搭配。
8. I'msorry, We're ________that kind of trousers. Would you come backnext week?
A.shortB.lackingC. inneedD. shortof（D）
[案例1.]
1. He can’t endure the lack of food.
2. He can’t endure a lack of food.
3. He can’t endure lack of food.
Are they all correct?
Yes, they are, but number 3 would not be heard veryoften, simply because it's not so easy to say smoothly. You need ahard stop between "endure" and "lack," so even if you mean to saythat, it tends to come out as "endure-uh lack."
[案例2.]
The authorities declared that because of the warpetrol was _____ and had to be rationed (定量供應(yīng)).
A. inadequateB. rare C.lacked D.scarce
[答] D. scarce. 汽油供不應(yīng)求，因此必須定量配給。
Scarce(=not available in sufficient quantity, not equal to thedemand)不充足的，缺乏的，供不應(yīng)求的。Inadequate 不適應(yīng)的，不充分的。
lack vt./vi. (=be without ; nothave; have less than enough of) 缺乏；沒有；缺少，例如：
1）He lacks perseverance.(他缺乏堅定性。)
2) Money is lacking for the plan.(此計劃尚缺錢。)
3) He is lacking in courage.(他缺乏勇氣。)
be lacking in 常指缺乏某種品質(zhì)、特點等。
lack作及物動詞時，一般不用被動語態(tài)，故不能選C. lacked.
4)They lacked for nothing.(他們什么也不缺。) 有人認(rèn)為，lackfor是美國英語。
[案例3.]
I am lacking of practice or I am lackingpractice.
BE：正常表達(dá)的方式是:
"I haven't given a massage for a long time. I'm out ofpractice."
If you want to use the verb "to lack":
"I lack practice" or I'm lacking in practice".
[案例4.]
1. Lacking money, he couldn't spend his holiday inShanghai this summer.
2. Lacking in money, he couldn't spend his holiday in Shanghai thissummer.
Q：這兩句是否都對？
答：１句對(lack sth.)；２句錯（但語法結(jié)構(gòu)并不 錯be lacking insth.）.
句２類似結(jié)構(gòu)的關(guān)鍵是 be lacking in + quality
Lacking in courage, he would never leave home.
Totally lacking in charm, he could not attract theaudience.
注：However, this is still not very idiomatic. Iwould expect:
Because he was lacking in courage, he never lefthome.
[注意事項]
1．There is no lack of … 總用is/was單數(shù)形式
2．For lack of 里沒有the
【問題探究】 He is lack ofmoney.
問：lack 是名詞，這里似乎是不能放be動詞后的吧？
答：That’swater.名詞有時也能用在be動詞后。這似乎有些題外了。當(dāng)然本題句是錯誤的，下面的都對：
1. He lacks money [lacks = verb]
2. He has a lack of money [lack = noun]
3.He is lacking in money [lacking = adjective]
"He is lack of money." （X）
"He suffers from a lack of money/confidence /personality/etc."("Lack"= noun.) （V）
"I can't meet you today for lack of time."("Lack"=noun.)（V）
"Lacking" 可以是adjective, 常用于be lacking in sth.結(jié)構(gòu)。且那sth.應(yīng)該是抽象的事物，故上面的句3也錯誤了。
題目句是錯的?？梢哉f: "He is lacking money" 或 "helacks money". 如果說 "He is..." (如 "He is a teacher") 那么就是在描述他什么,也就是他自己不能是(a lack) < he cannot himself be 'alack'>
有時人們把lack用與這樣的句子，如 "He lacks common sense/initiative". 'To lack'是個很華麗的古英語動詞, 但現(xiàn)在人們也許更可能用 "He has no...".
