缺少的英文：
lack
shortage of
be short (of)
lack

参考例句：

Be indispensable to; be a must to
必要的;不可缺少的

Lacking ornamentation; unadorned.
缺少装饰的;未修饰的。

Lacking vitality;listless.
单调的缺少活力的;杂乱的

These are indispensable - ries.
这些是不可缺少的附件。

The rebels were short of gunpowder
反叛者们缺少弹药。

A musician with great technical skill but not much feeling
技巧熟但缺少情感的音乐家.

His only fault is that he lacks experience.
他唯一的缺点是缺少经验。

His eyes were bloodshot from lack of sleep.
他因缺少睡眠而两眼通红.

The refugees are suffering for want of food and medical supplies.
难民苦于缺少食物和医药用品。

The school superintendent is worried about the lack of qualified teacher.
教育厅长对缺少合格的教师感到忧虑。

lack是什么意思：
n. 缺乏，不足
v. 缺乏，不足，没有

They lacked for nothing.
他们什么都不缺少。

lacking in impressiveness.
缺少令人难忘的特点。

People do not lack strength; they lack will
人们不缺力量,缺的是决心

shortage是什么意思：
n. 不足，短缺；缺少量；不足额；缺点

There is a shortage of principal.
资金有些短缺。

There's an acute shortage of rain.
这里严重缺雨。

This area has an acute shortage of water.
这个地方缺水严重。

short是什么意思：
adj. 短的，矮的，低的；短暂的，短期的；短缺的；缩写的；简慢无礼的；暴躁的
adv. 突然，唐突地；不足
n. 短裤；短路；缺乏

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The trouble be that we be short of hand.
困难是我们缺少人手。

The horse stopped short at the fence.
马跑到篱笆处突然停了下来。