lack of

• Lack of food and supplies caused disaffection among the soldiers .
  食物和补给的不足造成士兵的不满。
• Lack of seed is a serious deterrent to its widespread testing .
  种子不足是其广泛传播试验的严重障碍。
• The lack of air in the bulb prevents the filament from burning up .
  灯泡内缺乏空气就使灯丝不致烧掉。
• They feel handicapped by their lack of general knowledge .
  他们感到缺乏一般的知识对自己的工作有影响。
• There was no lack of comment as to minna hooven about the ranches .
  关于明娜何芬，农庄里闲话多的是。
• It is because of the lack of time that there has been informality .
  因为没有时间，我们只好不拘礼仪了。
• He had strained himself from a too long lack of sleep and food .
  他因太长时间缺少睡眠和饮食而疲惫不堪。
• The lack of deep hardening in these alloys negates their use .
  这些合金缺乏深层硬化能力使它们无法利用。
• Many small plants in that country closed down for lack of fuel .
  由于燃料不足，那个国家很多小厂都关闭了。
• We dropped the plan because of the lack of dealer support .
  因为得不到承销商的支持，我们便取消了这个办法。