Living with disease(Reference for Teaching)
他們不缺錢。
(2)作“缺乏”“不足”講,為及物動詞。
e.g.they still lacked experience.
他們仍然經驗不足。
the problem is that we lack time.
問題是我們時間不足。
(3)作“缺乏,需要”講.還可為不及物動詞,常與for連用。
e.g.nowadays we lack for nothing but knowledge.
目前我們僅需要知識。
they lacked for nothing.
他們什么也不缺少。
常用的短語sth.be lacking(某物)欠缺,不具備條件。
e.g.money was still lacking for the project.
此項工程,尚缺資金。
in those days these conditions were still lacking.
那時候,這些條件不具備。
sb.be lacking in sth.某人缺乏某物
e.g.they are lacking in courage.
他們缺乏勇氣。
he is lacking in confidence.
他信心不足。
ⅲ.詞語辨析
1.at the moment, for the moment,for a moment,in a moment
這四個詞組都是由moment構成的介詞詞組,其意思和用法如下:
(1)at the moment “此刻,那時”,常用于一般現在時、一般過去時和進行時。
e.g.i'm busy at the moment.
我這會兒很忙。
i didn't buy that book,because i had no money on me at the moment.
我沒買那本書,因為當時我身上沒帶錢。
tom is having breakfast at the moment.
湯姆此時正在吃早飯。
(2)for the moment暫時,目前。
e.g.we had to stay in the inn for the moment, as the hotel around are full.
因為周圍的旅館都住滿了,我們只好暫住小客棧。
(3)for a moment “一會兒,片刻”,表示片刻的延緩,常與延續性動詞連用。
e.g.i had to think for a moment before i remember his name.
我想了一會兒才記起他的名字。
(4)in a moment “立即,馬上”,指在片刻時間內或后.多與將來時或過去時連用。
e.g.the film will start in a moment.
電影馬上就要開演了。
it was all done in a moment.
馬上就全做完了。
2.die of,die from,die by,die for
die of和die from兩者意思都是“因……而死……”,后面接死亡的原因作賓語。指因某種疾病而死時,兩者都可用。比如die from/of heart illness(死于心臟病);die from/of lung—cancer(死于肺癌)。但是,如果指由于事故、環境造成的間接死亡,如死于槍傷、虛弱、過度勞累、飲食過度及空氣污染等多用die from,如果指由于疾病、饑餓、寒冷、年老或感情造成的死亡多用die of。