1 類(lèi)屬法
即通過(guò)類(lèi)屬來(lái)推測(cè)詞義。如：
■ Bananas,oranges, pineapples, coconuts and some other kinds of fruit grow in warm areas.
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說(shuō)明：從句意我們知道pineapples和coconuts與bananas，oranges是同類(lèi)事物，同屬水果(準(zhǔn)確地說(shuō)是“菠蘿”和“椰子”)。
2 推理法
即根據(jù)文章的前后語(yǔ)境推出生詞的詞義。如：
■That museum is so immense that it will be impossible to see all the exhibits in one day.
說(shuō)明：既然一天之內(nèi)看不完所有的展品，那么immense的意思應(yīng)該是“很大”了。
■Everyone agreed that the woman in the photo was gorgeous. It was easy to see why she had won the beauty contest.
說(shuō)明：既然“她在選美比賽中獲勝”，說(shuō)明她“很美麗”(gorgeous)。
3 列舉法
即通過(guò)對(duì)文章所列舉的事物來(lái)猜測(cè)生詞的詞義。如：
■Children like such creatures as dogs and monkeys.
說(shuō)明：像dogs 和 monkeys 之類(lèi)的“creatures”，顯然creatures的意思應(yīng)是“動(dòng)物”。
■In your spare time, you may look through any of these periodicals：Time Magazine, News Week, or The New Worker.
說(shuō)明：periodical是生詞，但根據(jù)其后所列舉的例子，我們可以推測(cè)出它的意思可能是“期刊”或“雜志”。
4 構(gòu)詞法
即根據(jù)前綴、后綴、復(fù)合、派生等構(gòu)詞知識(shí)判斷生詞的詞義。如：
■Overwork may cause diseases.
說(shuō)明：前綴over- 的意思是“過(guò)分的，過(guò)量的”，故 overwork的意思應(yīng)為“工作過(guò)度”。
■There was a dissatisfied look in the manager’s eyes.
說(shuō)明：satisfied的意思是“滿意的”，前綴dis- 的意思是“不”，故dissatisfied 的意思應(yīng)該是“不滿意的”。
5 對(duì)比法
即根據(jù)文章前后的對(duì)比關(guān)系確定生詞的詞義。如：
■He had been getting better, but during the night his condition deteriorated .
說(shuō)明：句中的but 表明deteriorate 應(yīng)該與get better 的意思相反，即“惡化”。
■In many countries there are two financial extremes, from penury to great wealth.
說(shuō)明：上文說(shuō)兩個(gè)經(jīng)濟(jì)上的極端，那么下文中penury應(yīng)與great wealth 相對(duì)，即表示“貧困”。
■Mrs.Smith is loquacious while her husband is the silent type.
說(shuō)明：while表對(duì)比，意為“而”，所以loquacious 應(yīng)是silent 的反義，即“多嘴的”。
■If you agree, draw a circle; and a cross if you dissent.
說(shuō)明：既然畫(huà)圈表示同意，那么畫(huà)叉便是“不同意”(dissent)。
6 同位法
同位語(yǔ)是對(duì)所修飾詞語(yǔ)的進(jìn)一步說(shuō)明和解釋?zhuān)魧?duì)所修飾的詞語(yǔ)不熟悉，可通過(guò)其后同位語(yǔ)的“說(shuō)明或解釋”來(lái)確定其詞義。如：
His father is an expert in phonetics, the study of the sounds of language.
說(shuō)明：同位語(yǔ) the study of the sounds of language 表示 phonetics 的意思應(yīng)該是“語(yǔ)音學(xué)”
Jean was born with spina bifida, a birth illness that damages the spine(脊骨).
說(shuō)明：同位語(yǔ) a birth illness that damages the spine 表明了spin abifida 是種病，一種對(duì)脊骨有損害的病。
7 釋義法
即根據(jù)文章中所提供的釋義關(guān)系來(lái)確定生詞的詞義。如：
They described him as a loon, or a mad man.
說(shuō)明：句中的or 是對(duì)loon的解釋?zhuān)磍oon與a mad man同義，即表示“瘋“。
It will be very hard but also very brittle, that is, it will break easily.
說(shuō)明：句中的 that is 表明 it will break easily 是對(duì)brittle 的解釋?zhuān)瑥亩聹y(cè)出其意為“脆”。
The herds man, who looks after sheep, earns about 500 yuan a year.
說(shuō)明：定語(yǔ)從句who looks after sheep 表明herdsman 的詞義為“牧人”。
■There are three kinds of snow. One kind is a fluffy snow that is somewhat dry and feathery?
說(shuō)明：定語(yǔ)從句that is somewhat dry and feathery(有點(diǎn)兒干、像羽毛似的)表明 fluffy snow 的意思可能是“鵝毛大雪”。
8 常識(shí)法
即根據(jù)普通常識(shí)推測(cè)生詞的詞義。如：
It’ s said that Bill Gates is the most affluent person in the world.
說(shuō)明：根據(jù)常識(shí)，Bill Gates 為世界首富，所以a fluent 可能是“富有的“。
As a scientist, Edison is very famous for his contrivances.
說(shuō)明：根據(jù)常識(shí)，Edison為發(fā)明大王，他應(yīng)因“發(fā)明”而聞名于世。
