deficiency的意思和用法
音标：
英 [dɪˈfɪʃnsi]
美 [dɪˈfɪʃnsi]
意思：
2019考研英语二真题及答案完整版
n. 缺乏;缺少;不足;缺点;缺陷
复数： deficiencies
记忆技巧：de 否定 + fic 做 + iency 状态，行为 → 做得不够 → 缺点
一．deficiency的词汇搭配：
cover up the deficiency 掩饰缺点
fill up a deficiency 弥补不足
hearing deficiency 听觉缺陷
vitamin deficiency 缺乏维生素
deficiency in vitamins 缺乏维生素
deficiency of 50 pounds 50 英镑的亏空
二．Deficiency的例句学习：
1.During the war children suffered from a deficiency of food.
战争期间孩子们遭受缺乏食物之苦。
2.AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome .
AIDS是获得性免疫缺损综合征的缩写。
3.It's a chicken and egg situation. Does the deficiency lead to the eczema（湿疹） or has the eczema led to certain deficiencies? 
这是个鸡和蛋的问题。是因为营养缺乏导致湿疹呢，还是湿疹导致了某些营养缺乏？
4.Deficiency of red corpuscles is caused by a lack of iron. 
红细胞生成不足是由缺铁引起的。
5.The deficiencies in the system soon became obvious.
这种制度的缺陷不久就变得很明显。
6.Opacity of the eye lens can be induced by deficiency of certain vitamins .
眼球晶状体的混浊可由缺乏某些维生素造成。
7.Cosmetics do not always cover up the deficiencies of nature.
化妆品未能掩饰天生的缺陷。
8.When foods from different plant sources are eaten together, deficiency in one is compensated for by sufficiency in another .
多种蔬果类食物一起吃的话，一种食物所缺乏的营养会由另一种富含该营养的食物予以补足。
三．deficiency的真题例句：
1.In that light, aging itself might be seen as something treatable, the way you would treat high blood pressure or a vitamin deficiency.
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2.In this case, the supervisor may simply need to monitor the employees closely and ensure that the deficiencies are corrected
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3.If the employees were already aware of their deficiencies before the evaluation period, however, they may be unable or unwilling to correct them.
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4.The Internet can help make up for our mental and emotional deficiencies as a wooden leg can compensate for a bodily deficiency.
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5.Other people can help us compensate for our mental and emotional deficiencies, much as a wooden leg can compensate for a physical deficiency.
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6.For example, heavier women are less likely to develop calcium deficiency than thin women.
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7.Work by tina Malti, a psychology professor at the University of Toronto, suggests that guilt may compensate for an emotional deficiency.
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