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“熟词僻义”是考研英语中的一大特色，指的是熟悉的单词有生僻的含义，这些单词对你来说就是“熟悉的陌生人”。备考考研英语，我们一定要牢牢记住这些“熟悉的陌生人”。

试试看，能不能写出下面的单词在句中的“熟词僻义”~~~

1.As of May, those rates had spiked up to 13.3 per cent and 13.7 per cent, and although many worker shortages had disappeared, not all had done so. (2021 text 1 英语二）

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僻义：

2. That supplies 80 per cent of what is consumed, so even covering the whole country in livestock farms wouldn’t allow us to cover all our meat and dairy needs. (2021 text 2 英语二）

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僻义：

往下翻，对对答案~~~

1. As of May, those rates had spiked up to 13.3 per cent and 13.7 per cent, and although many worker shortages had disappeared, not all had done so. (2021 text 1 英语二）

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熟义：n.尖刺，尖状物

僻义：v.猛增，急升

译文：到了5月，两国的失业率(those rates)飙升到13.3%和13.7%，尽管许多员工短缺问题已不复存在，但并非都是如此。

2. That supplies 80 per cent of what is consumed, so even covering the whole country in livestock farms wouldn’t allow us to cover all our meat and dairy needs. (2021 text 2 英语二）

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熟义：v.覆盖；n. 覆盖物

僻义：v.足以**，足以负担

译文：这供应了英国所有消费食物的80%，所以即便让畜牧场覆盖全国，也无法**我们全部的肉类和奶制品需求。