deficient

adj.

1. 缺乏的；缺少的；不足的
   not having enough of sth, especially sth that is essential
   1. a diet that is deficient in vitamin A
      缺乏维生素A的饮食
2. 有缺点的；有缺陷的
   not good enough
   1. Deaf people are sometimes treated as being mentally deficient.
      耳聋的人有时被看作智力不健全。

1. ADJ 缺乏的;缺少的;不足的
   If someone or something is deficient in a particular thing, they do not have the full amount of it that they need in order to function normally or work properly.
   1. ...a diet deficient in vitamin B.
      缺乏维生素 B 的饮食
   2. Deficient is also a combining form.
      
   3. Vegetarians can become iron-deficient.
      素食者可能会缺铁。
2. ADJ-GRADED 有缺点的;有缺陷的;不完善的
   Someone or something that is deficient is not good enough for a particular purpose.
   1. ...deficient landing systems.
      存在缺陷的降落系统

1. The crops are suffering from deficient rain.
   庄稼因雨量不足而遭受损害。
2. But this is no response at all. Finance theory was also shown to be deficient.
   但这样的回应跟没有回应一样。金融理论同样暴露了不足。
3. One study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease involved older mice who were fed a deficient diet.
   一项发表于《阿兹海默症期刊》的课题研究了一组年老的老鼠在食物摄取量不足的条件下的行为。
4. We all probably excel at some of these virtues and are deficient in others.
   在这些美德中，我们可能都是在某些方面出色，在另一些方面有所欠缺。
5. Most people with micronutrient deficiencies live in low income countries and are typically deficient in more than one micronutrient.
   患有微量养分缺乏症的大部分人口都居住在低收入国家，缺乏一个以上微量养分的现象是非常典型的。
6. First, the financial crisis was spawned through deficient regulation and supervision.
   首先，管理和监督不足孕育了此次金融危机。
7. However, the standard western diet is severely deficient in these critical nutrients.
   然而，标准的西方饮食对此重要的营养素严重地缺乏。
8. We have reached a verdict, your honor, this man's heart is deficient!
   我们做出判决了，法官大人，这个男人的心不完整！
9. This concept has now been evaluated using cells and organisms deficient in autophagy genes.
   现在这个观念已被使用在细胞和生物机体的自噬基因缺陷之评估当中。
10. The interest stemmed from studies showing vitamin A deficient animals and humans were abnormally susceptible to respiratory infections.
    这种关注来自于一些研究证明了缺乏维生素A的动物和人类对呼吸疾病感染具有不正常的易感性。
11. If I had not adopted the mysterious implication, that meant I was deficient in the perception of life.
    如果我未曾接受神秘的暗示，说明我缺少生命的悟性。
12. If certain nutrients are deficient in the daily diet of people, a number of options can be considered.
    在日常饮食中，人们如果缺失某种营养元素，可以有多种选择方式用以弥补。
13. During the course of moral education, education on economic ethics is rather deficient, and even neglected.
    在当前道德教育中，经济伦理教育仍是一个相当欠缺甚至被忽视的方面。
14. His training in linguistics is deficient.
    他在语言学方面受到的训练是有缺陷的。
15. Most of the food they eat is deficient in iron and protein.
    他们吃的大部分食物缺乏铁质的蛋白质。
16. In the end, it recommends the deficient and advance in the domestic and foreign denitrification research.
    最后，提出了目前国内外反硝化研究中存在的不足及发展方向。
17. A mentally deficient person is one who is weak-minded.
    一个智力上不足的人是个低能的人。
18. Deficient in amount or quality or extent.
    在数量、质量或者程度不足。
19. Blood tests can indicate if you're deficient in a number of key nutrients.
    血液测试可以检测你是否在多个主要的营养方面摄取不足。
20. The quality or condition of being deficient; incompleteness or inadequacy. Document known defects and deficiencies.
    缺点，缺陷不完善的性质或状况；不完整或不充足对已知的缺陷和不足进行文档注释。
21. He never parades his abilities. A mentally deficient person is one who is weak-minded.
    他从不炫耀个人的能力。一个智力上不足的人是个低能的人。
22. So we see a zero-sum battle over shares of structurally deficient global demand.
    因此我们看到它们为了争夺具有结构缺陷的全球需求的一些份额，而展开了一场零和战斗。
23. I thought the book had a very deficient index.
    我认为这本书的索引太不全了。
24. That excessive optimism signalled deficient demand for goods and labour.
    这种过度的乐观预示着，对商品和劳动力的需求会出现不足。
25. The immune system is considered deficient when it can no longer fulfill its role of fighting infection and disease.
    当免疫系统不能抵抗感染和疾病时，即被认为免疫缺陷。
26. Iron is an indispensable trace element which is easily deficient in human body.
    铁是人体必需的和易缺乏的微量元素。
27. When molybdenum is deficient, nitrate may accumulate to a toxic level in the plant.
    当钼不足时，硝酸盐会积累在植物中达到毒害的程度。
28. Deficient demand remains the biggest problem.
    需求不足仍然是最大的问题。
29. Type caused by eating food that is cheap and filling but deficient in essential vitamins and micronutrients.
    隐形饥饿并不是指没有钱买足够食物的人经历的显而易见的饥饿，这是一种潜在的饥饿形式，由吃大量且便宜但是缺乏必要的维生素和微量元素的食物引起。
30. This is a kind of deficient place has the concession that fill and commutative action pattern.
    这是一种亏处有补的让步和交换行为模式。

  deficient inadequate【导航词义：不足的，不够好的】

  deficient adj. 〈正式〉缺乏的；有缺陷的

〔辨析〕尤指某种不可缺少之物含量不足的，常后接介词 in；也可指某事物不够好的。

  inadequate adj. 不足的；不够好的

〔辨析〕指某事物就某一特定目的而言是不够好的、不足的、有缺陷的；也可指人自认为不能胜任的。

adj

1. inadequate in amount or degree
   1. a deficient education
   2. deficient in common sense
   3. lacking in stamina
   4. tested and found wanting

   Synonym:    lacking(p)wanting(p)

2. falling short of some prescribed norm
   1. substandard housing

   Synonym:    inferiorsubstandard

3. of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
   1. insufficient funds

   Synonym:    insufficient