考研必背词汇deficiency的意思和用法

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英 [dɪˈfɪʃnsi]

美 [dɪˈfɪʃnsi]

意思：

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.

2017年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

2.In this case, the supervisor may simply need to monitor the employees closely and ensure that the deficiencies are corrected

出自-六级2013年12月阅读原文

3.If the employees were already aware of their deficiencies before the evaluation period, however, they may be unable or unwilling to correct them.

出自-六级2013年12月阅读原文

4.The Internet can help make up for our mental and emotional deficiencies as a wooden leg can compensate for a bodily deficiency.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

5.Other people can help us compensate for our mental and emotional deficiencies, much as a wooden leg can compensate for a physical deficiency.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 任务型阅读 原文

6.For example, heavier women are less likely to develop calcium deficiency than thin women.

2014年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

7.Work by tina Malti, a psychology professor at the University of Toronto, suggests that guilt may compensate for an emotional deficiency.

2019年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ