Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - lack
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Lack
lack
~1 n the state of not having something, or of not having enough of it + of (Lack of vitamin B can produce a variety of symptoms.) a complete/distinct/marked/total lack of (Rosie was showing a marked lack of interest in her school work. | for/through lack of (=because there is a lack of)) (new mums, exhausted through lack of sleep | no lack of (=used when there is a lot of something)) (There was no lack of willing helpers.) ~2 v 1 to not have something that you need, or not have enough of it (Alex's real problem is that he lacks confidence.) 2 lack for nothing formal to have everything that you need (Russell's parents made sure that he lacked for nothing.)
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(lacks, lacking, lacked) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If there is a lack of something, there is not enough of it or it does not exist at all. Despite his lack of experience, he got the job... The charges were dropped for lack of evidence... There is a lack of people wanting to start up new businesses. N-UNCOUNT: also a N, usu N of n 2. If you say that someone or something lacks a particular quality or that a particular quality is lacking in them, you mean that they do not have any or enough of it. He lacked the judgment and political acumen for the post of chairman... Certain vital information is lacking in the report. VERB: V n, V 3. see also lacking 4. If you say there is no lack of something, you are emphasizing that there is a great deal of it. He said there was no lack of things for them to talk about... PHRASE: PHR n, usu v-link PHR, v PHR c darkgreen]emphasis ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to be deficient or missing time is ~ing for a full explanation 2. to be short or have need of something he will not ~ for advisers transitive verb to stand in need of ; suffer from the absence or deficiency of ~ the necessities of life II. noun Etymology: Middle English lak; akin to Middle Dutch lak ~, Old Norse lakr defective Date: 14th century 1. the fact or state of being wanting or deficient a ~ of evidence 2. something that is ~ing or is needed ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. (usu. foll. by of) an absence, want, or deficiency (a lack of talent; felt the lack of warmth). --v.tr. be without or deficient in (lacks courage). Phrases and idioms for lack of owing to the absence of (went hungry for lack of money). lack for lack. Etymology: ME lac, lacen, corresp. to MDu., MLG lak deficiency, MDu. laken to lack ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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недостаток; отсутствие недоставать lack of coordination lack of homogeneity lack of parallelism lack of stability lack of style ...Англо-русский строительный словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английски словарь по телекоммуникациям
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1) испытывать недостаток 2) недоставать 3) недостаток 4) неимение 5) нехватка 6) отсутствие 7) потеря - good lack - lack of bias - lack of coincidence - lack of coordination/method/system - lack of correlation - lack of discipline - lack of fit - lack of growth - lack of homogeneity - lack of increase - lack of information - lack of interaction - lack of knowledge - lack of logic - lack of memory - lack of perfection - lack of planning - lack of success - lack of supervision - lack of uniformity - lack of uniqueness - stable lack - strong lack - trivial lack ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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недостаток; отсутствие; отсутствовать – for lack of – lack in patentable utility – lack of diligence – lack of disclosure – lack of disposing capacity – lack of invention – lack of nonobviousness – lack of novelty – lack of sufficient corroboration – lack of utility LACK 1. сущ. 1) недостаток, нехватка 2) отсутствие 3) нужда • - lack experience - lack of experience - lack of funds - lack of information - lack of money - lack of organization - lack of responsibility - lack of support - no lack of smth. Syn: failure, bug, drawback, fault, flaw, handicap, need, weak point 2. гл. 1) испытывать недостаток в чем-л., нуждаться в чем-л. 2) не иметь ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. недостаток, нехватка; (полное) отсутствие; нужда lack of money —- недостаток денег lack of balance —- неуравновешенность; спорт. отсутствие (ощущения) равновесия lack of judgement —- неумение разобраться lack of capacity —- отсутствие (нужных) способностей lack of land —- безземелье to feel the lack of smth. —- ощущуть недостаток в чем-л. for lack of smth. —- из-за недостатка чего-л, за отсутствием чего-л for lack of evidence —- за отсутствием улик the plants died for lack of water —- растения погибли из-за недостатка воды no lack of smth. —- достаточное количество чего-л; обилие чего-л they felt no lack of food —- они не страдали от нехватки продовольствия there was no lack of people —- в людях не было недостатка 2. испытывать недостаток (в чем-л), нуждаться (в чем-л), не иметь (чего-л) to lack courage —- не иметь достаточно мужества to lack a knowledge of French —- не владеть французским языком the house lacks a back door —- в доме нет черного хода he lacks words with which to express his thanks —- он не находит слов для выражения благодарности he is lacking in courage —- ему недостает мужества they are not lacking in food —- у них хватает продовольствия, они не испытывают нужды в питании he lacks nothing —- у него нии в чем нет недостатка; у него есть все he lacks for nothing —- у него есть все нужное you will nothing —- у него есть все...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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of land безземелье LACK 1. noun недостаток, нужда; отсутствие (чего-л.) - lack of balance - lack of capacity - lack of land - for lack of - no lack of Syn: absence, dearth, shortage Ant: abundancy, adequacy, ampleness, copiousness, sufficiency 2. v. 1) испытывать недостаток, нуждаться; не иметь (for) You shall never lack for money while I am alive. 2) не хватать, недоставать he is lacking in common sense - ему не хватает здравого смысла Syn: see require LACK ballast быть неуравновешенным (человеком) LACK decision быть нерешительным LACK finish быть неотделанным LACK of balance неуравновешенность LACK of capacity отсутствие способностей ...Англо-русский словарь
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