deficient in

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Short statures reflect a diet deficient in protein. ... People were not growing to their full potential.
身材矮小說明人們飲食中的蛋白質攝入量不足，從而會導致生長發育不完全。
It’s estimated that though many people take vitamins, they are still deficient in many important vitamin compounds.
據估計，很多人雖然服用維生素，但他們對許多重要維生素的攝入仍然不足。
The crisis exposed central bankers as misguided in their theories and deficient in their practices, but also as indispensable.
債務危機暴露了各國央行人員被其理論所矇蔽，缺乏實踐經騐，但這也是難以避免的。

Look at line number four, which is so clearly -- simply by looking at this, you can tell it's deficient in the number of syllables.
看第四行，顯而易見--單單看一眼,就能看出它的音節數不夠。
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The plants can be deficient in certain things, especially fat soluble vitamins that come from meat and from essential amino acids.
植物中缺乏某些物質,特別是脂溶性維生素,那些衹能從肉類和必需氨基酸中獲得
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All four of these hydrogens are electron-deficient in the same manner.
四個氫都是,以相同的方式缺電子。
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And, because food is not completely absorbed, patients may also become deficient in certain nutrients and vitamins.
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