1·He is devoid of common sense.; He lacks common sense.
他缺乏常识。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
2·The plain, direct writing, devoid of metaphor, suits the genre well.
而平白直接的写法，缺乏隐喻同样适合这样的风格。
3·Dialogue sets the pacing and must pop off the page devoid of any overwritten monologues.
对白掌握着节奏，而且必须迅速离开那些缺乏任何覆盖独白的页面。
4·It is all beautifully controlled and mordantly funny, but devoid of warmth-a lot like the gilded, heartless people he is writing about.
这一切都被完美的控制着，尖酸有趣，但是缺乏温暖——许多人喜欢他所描写的那些外表光鲜、实则残酷无情的人。
5·They share a deranged obsession with saccharine pop music and television melodramas, but are devoid of personal ambition, social ability or even self-awareness.
他们同样疯狂痴迷于甜腻的流行音乐和电视通俗剧，但却缺乏个人志向，社会技能，甚至自我意识。