deficient
US
UK deficient in [sth] adj + prep: (lacking)
SC 缺乏 quē fá
TC 缺乏
TC 缺乏
SC 缺少 quē fá，quē shǎo
TC 缺少
TC 缺少
A person deficient in social skills should not seek a career in diplomacy.
deficient adj: (lacking)
SC 不足的 bù zú de
SC 缺乏的 bù zú de ，quē fá de
The insulin in his bloodstream is deficient.
deficient adj: (inferior)
SC 残次的 cán cì de
TC 殘缺的
TC 殘缺的
SC 有缺陷的 cán cì de ，yǒu quē xiàn de
TC 有缺陷的
TC 有缺陷的
His colour vision is deficient; he can't distinguish red from green.