贫乏

贫乏 [pín fá]

1. ■ poor; meagre; thin; short; lacking:

精神上的贫乏 spiritual impoverishment;

经验贫乏 lack experience;

矿产贫乏的地区 a district poor in minerals;

内容贫乏 devoid of matter;

思想的贫乏 poverty in thought;

语言贫乏 flat, monotonous language;

资源贫乏 poor in natural resources; short of natural resources;

他的智力一定极为贫乏。 He must be sadly lacking in intelligence.

不要用这些怪僻的词藻来掩饰思想的贫乏。 Don't conceal the poverty of thought by the eccentric diction.