“I thought, perhaps,” said Danglars with supreme impertinence, “that you had a deficiency to make up?”

“我以为，”腾格拉尔卤莽地说，“要填补呢?”

The scourge of sailors on long sea voyages, scurvy was recognized as diet-related in 1753, when James Lind showed that drinking citrus juice could cure and prevent it, leading to the concept of deficiency diseases.

1753年人们认识到长期在海上航行的海员们所得的坏血病和饮食有关，当时林德发现，饮用柑橘类果汁可以治疗并预防坏血病，这才使人们有了营养缺乏疾病的概念。

The prevalence of vitamin A deficiency among the children aged between 3 and 12 years old was 9.3%, among which in the urban areas it was 3.0% and in rural areas the figure was 11.2%

3-12岁儿童维生素A缺乏率为9.3%，其中城市为3.0%，农村为11.2%

Safety regulations for working under hazardous condition of the oxygen deficiency in the cargo holds and closed compartments of ships

GB16993-1997防止船舶货舱及封闭舱缺氧危险作业安全规程

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

爱滋病,亦称AIDS

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

爱滋病; 后天性免疫缺乏症

An inherited metabolic disorder characterized by the deficiency of an enzyme that is necessary for the metabolism of galactose.The disorder results in elevated levels of galactose in the blood and,if untreated,can lead to mental retardation and eye and liver abnormalities.

半乳糖症一种遗传的代谢紊乱，因缺乏对半乳糖新陈代谢所必需的酶引起。这种紊乱会引起半乳糖在血液中的积聚上升，如果不治疗会导致大脑发育迟缓且眼和肝脏畸形

An attendant deficiency was a similar lack of comprehension as to the need for battle discipline and for incessant training in teamwork and in the employment of weapons

伴随而来的缺陷是对战场纪律，不断训练中的合作及武器之使用等，缺乏一种相似的认识。

Behavior that develops either consciously or unconsciously to offset a real or imagined deficiency ,as in personality or physical ability.

补偿行为有意识或无意识地发展的行为，以抵消实际或想象的缺点，如在个性或身体能力上

Pellagra: Nutritional disorder caused largely by a deficiency of niacin, marked by skin lesions and digestive and neurological disturbances.

糙皮病:主要因缺乏烟碱酸而引起的一种营养性疾病，以皮肤损害、胃肠和神经功能障碍为特征。

A disease caused by a deficiency of niacin and protein in the diet and characterized by skin eruptions,digestive and nervous system disturbances,and eventual mental deterioration.

糙皮病一种由于食用缺乏烟碱酸和蛋白质的食物而引起的疾病，症状为皮肤出疹子、消化和神经系统紊乱及最终心智退化

alluvial soil was found to be more likely to show a greater deficiency of magnesium than glacial till soils

冲积土比冰川土更容易呈现较严重的缺镁。

The chicks show an ataxia not unlike the ataxia of vitamin E deficiency known as encephalomalacia or crazy chick disease

雏鸡显示共济失调，但与维生素E缺乏的称为小脑软化症或疯狂病(crazy chick disease)不同。

In humans it is interconvertible with certain other compounds, such as methionine, so deficiency does not lead to disease, but some other animals need it in their diet. Choline has various uses in medicine, nutrition, and the processing of foods and feeds.

胆碱常被归入B族维生素，因其作用及在食物中的分布与B族维生素相似。在小麦胚、蛋黄、神经和腺体组织以及豆油中含量丰富。缺乏胆碱的动物可患肾脏出血及肝内脂肪过度沉积，于食物中添加能转化为胆碱的化合物(如含有蛋氨酸的蛋白质)后可以缓解。

The third major micronutrient deficiency is vitamin A deficiency which is officially recognized in 76 countries as a major public health problem

第三种重要的微量元素缺乏是维生素A缺乏症。76个国家官方认为该症是重要的公共健康问题。

Iodine deficiency : Inadequate intake or metabolism of iodine. It directly affects thyroid secretions, which influence heart action, nerve response, growth rate, and metabolism.

碘缺乏:碘摄入不足或碘代谢不当，直接影响甲状腺的分泌，从而影响心脏功能、神经反应、生长速度以及新陈代谢。

Another major problem is iodine deficiency disorders (IDD). iodine deficiency remains the single greatest cause of preventable brain damage and mental retardation worldwide

碘缺乏症(1DD)是另一个主要问题，也是导致全球可预防性脑损伤和智力落后的唯一重要原因。

Exercising too much with no iron supplements will tip one over the edge into a more serious deficiency .

锻炼太多而又未服铁质补剂，可能改变人体的含铁量，使之处于严重缺铁状态。

Pernicious anemia: Slow-developing disease in which vitamin B12 deficiency impairs red-blood-cell production.

恶性贫血:一种慢性疾病，由于维生素B12不足而引起红血球减少。

Calcium: Chemical element, one of the alkaline earth metals, chemical symbol Ca, atomic number 20. The most abundant metallic element in the human body, it is an essential part of bones and teeth and has many physiological functions (see calcium deficiency ; tooth). It is the fifth most abundant element in Earth’s crust but does not occur naturally in the free state.

钙:元素周期表IIa主族碱土金属元素，化学符号Ca，原子序数20。为人体内含量最多的金属元素，存在于骨骼和牙齿之中，具有许多功能。在地壳中的丰度占第五位，但在自然界不能以游离状态存在。

Extreme dryness and thickening of the conjunctiva,often resulting from a deficiency of vitamin A.

干眼病由于缺乏维生素A而引起的严重的眼球干燥和结膜增厚

vitamins are protectives against certain deficiency disease

各种维生素都是保护物，能对抗某些养素缺乏症。

Scurvy (or vitamin C deficiency ):Nutritional disorder caused by deficiency of vitamin C.

坏血病(亦称维生素C缺乏病):因维生素C缺乏而引起的营养性疾病。

the serology of acquired immune deficiency syndrome;the serology of mammals.

获得性免疫缺损综合症的血清特征;哺乳动物血清特征

A disease caused by a deficiency of thiamine,endemic in eastern and southern Asia and characterized by neurological symptoms,cardiovascular abnormalities,and edema.

脚气一种由于缺乏维生素B1引起的疾病，特别流行于东南亚一带，其特点为有神经病症状、心血管失常和浮肿

Her entreaties were vain, and I was appointed to supply the deficiency

她的请求是白费的，我奉命来补这个缺。

Calves bred to yield veal are usually raised indoors under controlled temperatures and intensively fed on milk, high-protein calf meal, or both. Herbaceous foods are excluded, which results in an iron deficiency that produces the desirable light colour in the meat.

近代畜牧场为获得高品质的小牛肉，在室内空调温度(16～18℃)下大量喂奶或高蛋白饲料，或两者混喂而不喂草饲料。因缺铁，肉色不深。

At a more advanced stage clearer deficiency symptoms start to appear.

进一步缺钾时，开始出现较明显的缺钾症状。

deficiency in economic performance

经济效益差;经济效益差

The number of children under five affected clinically is estimated at 2.8 million, with 258 million being diagnosed as having a biochemical deficiency

据统计，5岁以下儿童中，出现临床症状的有280万人，有2.58亿被诊断为生化性缺乏症。

deficiency cold

虚寒

protein deficiency

蛋白质缺乏

deficiency of yang

阳虚

deficiency malaria

虚疟

deficiency syndrome

n.虚证

deficiency of fluids

缺水

deficiency of libido

性欲减退

congenital deficiency

禀赋不足,先天缺陷

deficiency of nutritio

营养缺乏

deficiency of yin-fluid

阴亏津少

deficiency of spleen-yin

脾阴虚

protein deficiency state

n.蛋白质缺乏状态

deficiency of the stomach

n.胃虚

illness of deficiency type

n.虚证

deficiency of gallbladder-qi

胆气虚

protein deficiency condition

蛋白缺乏状态

cough due to lung deficiency

肺虚咳喘

deficiency of the gallbladder

胆虚

deficiency of the heart-blood

心血不足,心血虚

old trauma of deficiency type

n.陈伤虚症

deficiency of qi inmiddle jiao

n.中气不足

deficiency of the cardiac blood

n.心血虚

fever caused by bliid deficiency

n.血虚热

deficiency symptom in the interior

里虚症

deficiency of yin with xcess of yang

阴虚阳亢

deficiency of yin causes interior heat

阴虚生内热

deficiency of both the spleen and lungs

脾肺两虚

deficiency of tothvithal energy and blood

气血两亏

deficiency of the liver-yang and kidney-yang

肝肾阳虚

deficiency of qi resulting in cold manifestations

气虚则寒