incomplete; deficient; omission
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be incomplete or deficient; to lack; to omit
formalOften used in formal or written contexts to describe missing content, information, or gaps in a text.
Zhè这
bù部
shǐ史
shū书
de的
shì释
wén文
yǒu有
suǒ所
quē缺
lüè略
，
xū需
yào要
hòu后
rén人
bǔ补
dìng订
。
The explanatory text of this historical book has some omissions and needs to be supplemented by later scholars.
Yóu由
yú于
zī资
liào料
quē缺
lüè略
，
wǒ我
men们
wú无
fǎ法
huán还
yuán原
shì事
jiàn件
de的
quán全
mào貌
。
Due to the lack of materials, we cannot restore the full picture of the event.
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Zhè这
fèn份
jì记
lù录
quē缺
lüè略
le了
guān关
jiàn键
de的
xì细
jié节
。
This record omitted the crucial details.