Being smaller, shorter, or less well-developed than friends
Being smaller, shorter, or less well-developed than friends or brothers and sisters can make some students feel anxious and ______ confidence. A. lack of B. lacking C. lacking in D. lacked Which one? why ?
C 这里要填表语,一个形容词. lacking 是形容词,用法为 lacking in sth.. lack既可以是动词,也可以是名词. 动词时,为及物的,所以直接加名词,就是 lack+ sth...就是缺乏什么什么. They lack money. 名词时,一般用这个词组 a lack of sth.意思也是缺什么. eg.There is a lack of water in that city.