托福阅读中遇到生词考生常会采取的一个应对方法是猜词义。有人会说这种猜测有什么意义,命中率肯定很低。实际上并非如此,通过判断词汇上下文中的一些线索,很多时候我们其实都能较为准确的猜出生词的大意。下面小编就通过实例为大家具体讲解。
1、根据同义、反义关系猜词如果该词前或后出现的内容提示它们是反义关系。 ( 表示相反概念的词语如下 rather than,instead,unlike,contrast,on the contrary. )
例如 :
the main conflict in the novel is between a mother who places a highvalue on hard work and honor and a son who repudiates his mother's valuesinstead preferring the easier path to fortune and celebrity
the word repudiates in the passage in closest in meaning to __
A、refuses to accept B、lives up to C、tries to understand D、makes the best of
假如 repudiates 我们不认识,从后面的小词 instead 这个词判定儿子和妈妈价值观念是相反的,由此信息看四个选项,你会发现只有 A 选项带有否定的意味
2、根据句意或段落文章的上、下文猜测( 1 ) 、后面的句子或短词单词在解释前面的词。 ( 常见的标志词 :contribute to,be responsible for,account for,since ,therefore ,for,because,in which 等 )

his big break came with the novel so big ( 1924 ) ,which wasawarded the pulitzer in literature.
the word break in this sentence could best be replaced by ___
A、rupture B、revelation C、opportunity D、rest
which was awarded the pulitzer in literature 告诉我们一定考查的是正态度,所以答案不可能是 AD,所以应该选 C、opportunity 是一种有利的状态或合适的时机。
( 2 ) 后面的和此词为并列关系。 ( 并列关系词如下:and not only ..but also as … as and both … andeither … or neither … nor. )
以上就是托福阅读中遭遇生词猜词义的技巧实例分享,希望能为大家提供有效应对生词的技巧思路。