for lack of點用

for lack of .. lack 係 noun

1. ... for lack of sth --> 因為缺乏 sth , 所以 ...
e.g. The project had to be abandoned for lack of funds 工程因資金匱乏只得放棄

2. a lack of sth --> 缺乏 sth
e.g. There's been a lack of awareness about what young people like.

3. ... in lack of sth --> .. 在缺乏 sth 狀況下
e,g. A country in lack of oil ... 一個缺乏石油的國家

三者都是用lack作為 noun ，重點是你想將 lack of 放在句子的那裡，然後配上一個適當的 preposition or "a"。

lack 亦可作 verb用,

1. lack vt. 缺乏(及物動詞，後面不必任何preposition;)
e.g. The parents lacked the money to send him to university

2. lack for sth 需要某事物
e.g. He lacked for nothing 他無所需求

lack作為verb, 是不會用於被動式的