熟词僻义是考研英语词汇考察的形式之一，有些熟词僻义出现频率高，大家必须要掌握。新东方在线特别整理如下，希望2020考生注意：
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【熟义熟性】n.拇指 Peter’s all thumbs. Peter笨手笨脚。
【僻义僻性】v.(～ through)翻阅
【真题例句】 It has long been known that a taxi firm called AAAA cars has a big advantage over Zodiac cars when customers thumb through their phone directories. Less well known is the advantage that Adam Abbott has in life over Zoë Zysman.[2004 年阅读Text2]
【经典译文】人们早已知道在客户翻查电话簿时，名叫AAAA的出租汽车公司要比Zodiac出租汽车公司有很大的优越性。至于在生活方面Adam Abbott较之Zoë Zysman的优越性就不那么为人所知了。
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