众所周知托福阅读文章不是一般的长，所以在考试中需要强大的猜词能力，重要的词汇是答题的关键。北京新航道小编整理了一些托福阅读猜词技巧，希望对同学们有帮助。
1.依据定义、解释猜想词义
We all know that ants are ferocious eaters. They differ widely in their diets and may be carnivorous, herbivorous, or omnivorous, meaning that some eat meat; others eat only plants while others eat a combination of both.
由后面的解释我们能够得知：“carnivorous”的意义是“食肉的”;“herbivorous”的意义是“食草的”;“omnivorous”的意义是“杂食的”。
2.依据复述(同位语、定语等)
Today, I’d like to talk about some of the changes land can undergo, specifically desertification, process through which land becomes part of a desert.
后面的同位语通知我们“desertification”的意义是“沙漠化。”
Since the fossil of the Anchaeopteryx, the first ‘bird’, was discovered in Germany in 1861, there has been continuous disagreement as to whether or not it could actually fly.
Anchaeopteryx — the first bird: “始祖鸟”
3.依据举例
After breakfast, many people go to church; but the children will be playing with their new toys, and the mother will probably be preparing the Christmas dinner. This includes poultry for the main course (e.g. chicken, turkey, duck, goose), salads, breads, and vegetable, and features a variety of desserts, for example, pies, puddings, and ice cream.
“chicken, turkey, duck, goose”同属“poultry：家禽”。
4.依据比照关系
Jane was talking with others while Eliza remained reticent all the time.
“while”是一个显现比照的信号词，“reticent”与“talking”相对应，“reticent”：缄默的。
Most of us agreed; however, Bill dissented.
“agreed”与“dissented”构成比照。
5.依据比喻关系
The hot-air balloon took off. It was as buoyant in the air as a cork (软木塞) in water.
把热气球比作水中的软木塞，阐明“buoyant ”的意义：“漂浮;浮力。”
6.依据同义词的替代
Venus rotates retrograde, or “backwards”, spinning in the opposite direction of its orbit around the Sun.
由“backwards”这一替代词得知“retrograde”的意义：“向后的。”
7.有时也可依据普通性常识/生活经历猜想词义
The door was so low that I hit my head on the lintel.
门太低，我的头撞在“lintel门楣”上了。
He got on the motorbike, I sat behind him on the pillion, and we roared off into the night.
由经历得知“pillion”是motorbike的“后座、后鞍。”
8.也可依据词形结构猜想词义
More recently, scientists have documented an alarmingly high occurrence of frogs with malformations.
form是词根, formation“方式”，mal-:构词前缀，可表示“坏、恶、不良”，还可表示“不、不正常、不当、非法。”malformation的意义就应该是“畸形。”的例子如：malnutrition: 营养不良;malconduct:(公职人员的)胡作非为;maladjustive: 惹起失调的;不利调理的。
上面的托福阅读猜词技巧希望同学们认真学习，在考试中熟练运用，取得优异的成绩。北京新航道小编预祝各位考试顺利。
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