lack
noun/læk/
[uncountable, singular]Слово англійською: lack
Переклад lack українською: нестача
Детальний опис
- the state of not having something or not having enough of something synonym dearth, shortage
- lack of something a lack of understanding/knowledge
- Passengers complained about the lack of information when flights were cancelled.
- Her enthusiasm compensated for her apparent lack of experience.
- He was suffering from a complete lack of confidence.
- There was no lack of volunteers.
- because of a lack of something The project was abandoned because of a total lack of support.
- due to (a) lack of something He was released due to lack of evidence.
- through lack of something The trip was cancelled through lack of interest.
- despite the lack of something The match was quite exciting, despite the lack of goals.
- Money and the fear of its lack are present in many of his poems.
Word OriginMiddle English: corresponding to, and perhaps partly from, Middle Dutch and Middle Low German lak ‘deficiency’, Middle Dutch laken ‘lack, blame’.
Idioms
not for want/lack of trying
- used to say that although somebody has not succeeded in something, they have tried very hard
- They haven't won a game yet, but it isn't for want of trying.
- They lost the game, but not for lack of trying.