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问题: lack of与shortage of有区别吗?

Although lots of measures are done to supply
food, ______ food is till a world problem.
A.lack of B.shortage of
答案给的B,lack of与shortage of有区别吗?还是都可以?

解答:

shortage of 是指 短缺、缺少
lack of 则更趋向于 基本没有

从题意出发,粮食只是少量的短缺而已。