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医学考博英语阅读：根据上下文猜测文义的五种方法

1. 利用解释(定义)猜词

2. 利用例子猜词

3. 利用近义词猜词

4. 利用反义词或对比关系猜词

5. 利用因果关系猜词

1. 利用解释(定义)猜词

解释生词时常用的关键词和句型有：

… means

… is / are

… is / are called 被叫做

… is / are known as 被称为

… can be defines as 可被定义为

例如：

Annealing is a way of making metal softer by heating it and then letting it cool very slowly.

句子给予 annealing 以明确的定义，即“退火”。

It will be very hard but also very brittle — that is, it will break easily.

从后面 that is (也就是说) 的解释中我们可以了解到 brittle 是“脆”的意思。

The herdsman, who looks after sheep, earns about 650 yuan a year.

定语从句中 looks after sheep 就表明了 herdsman 的词义为“牧羊人”。

阅读中出现的难词有时后面紧跟一个同位语，对前面的词进行解释，这时可利用同位关系对前面或后面的词义或句意进行猜测。例如：

The invention of snorkel, a long air tube that reaches up to the surface, has made it possible for submarines (潜艇) to use their diesel engine even when they are submerged.

句中 snorkel 一词的