缺乏 — meaning in English

English meaning

• austerity noun Extreme plainness and self-discipline, with no luxuries.
• deficit noun A shortfall or lack — an amount by which something falls short of what is needed or expected.
• insufficiency noun The lack of sufficiency: a shortage, the state of having or being not enough (of something).
• paucity noun A shortage of something, or a supply that is far smaller than is needed.
• scarcity noun A shortage; the state of not having enough of something.
• shortfall noun An instance of falling short, of not meeting a quota, an obligation, or more generally any expected target.

Senses

缺乏 is used for these senses in English:

• deficit A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds (e.g. government) revenue.
• insufficiency The lack of sufficiency; a shortage or inadequacy.
• paucity Fewness in number; too few.
• scarcity (uncountable) The condition of something being scarce or deficient.
• shortfall The amount by which such a quota, obligation, etc., was missed.

austerity — full definition

1. noun Extreme plainness and self-discipline, with no luxuries.
2. noun A government policy of cutting spending or raising taxes to reduce a deficit.

deficit — full definition

1. noun A shortfall or lack — an amount by which something falls short of what is needed or expected.
2. noun In finance or government, the amount by which spending exceeds income.

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