[quē]
[動]
（缺乏； 短少） be short of; lack
have insufficient food and clothing
缺吃缺穿
be short of hands
缺人手
Nothing is lacking.
什么也不缺。
They do not lack for funds.
他們不缺資金。
The flowers need watering.
這花兒缺水。
This kind of material is rather scarce.
這種原料較缺。
Not a single one of these conditions can be dispensed with.
這些條件缺一不可。
Lacking manure and water, crops won't grow well.
莊稼缺肥缺水就長不好。
（殘缺） be missing; be incomplete
Two pages are missing from this book.
這本書缺了兩頁。
（該到而未到） be absent
No one is absent. Everybody's here.
人都到齊了， 一個也不缺。
[形]
（殘破； 殘缺） incomplete; imperfect
incomplete; fragmentary
殘缺不全
flawless; perfect; impeccable
完美無缺
[名]
（空額） vacancy; opening; fault
fill a vacancy
補缺
vacancy; opening
空缺