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Short statures reflect a diet deficient in protein. ... People were not growing to their full potential.
身材矮小说明人们饮食中的蛋白质摄入量不足，从而会导致生长发育不完全。
It’s estimated that though many people take vitamins, they are still deficient in many important vitamin compounds.
据估计，很多人虽然服用维生素，但他们对许多重要维生素的摄入仍然不足。
The crisis exposed central bankers as misguided in their theories and deficient in their practices, but also as indispensable.
债务危机暴露了各国央行人员被其理论所蒙蔽，缺乏实践经验，但这也是难以避免的。

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，显而易见--单单看一眼,就能看出它的音节数不够。
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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.
植物中缺乏某些物质,特别是脂溶性维生素,那些只能从肉类和必需氨基酸中获得
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All four of these hydrogens are electron-deficient in the same manner.
四个氢都是,以相同的方式缺电子。
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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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