2 生词的意思
　　解题技巧：
　　这类题考查的是超出四级词汇大纲的生词。在生词前后经常会有其定义或进一步解释说明，解题时需要对这些定义或解释性的文字进行概括。其标志有：or,that is,in other words,namely等词组；破折号、冒号、括号等；定语从句。对于没有这种定义或说明的生词，可以通过寻找这个生词前后的文字中的词汇关系和逻辑关系来确定答案，看看这些关系要求这个地方的词具有什么样的意思。
　　练习：
　　“Humans should not try to avoid stress any more than they would shun food, love or exercise.” said Dr. Hans Selye, the first physician to document the effects of stress on the body. While here’s no question that continuous stress is harmful, several studies suggest that challenging situations in which you’re able to rise to the occasion can be good for you…
　　Q
　　The word “shun”most probably means _______.
　　A. cut down on
　　B. stay away from
　　C. run out
　　D. put up with
　　答案:
　　选B。
　　not..any more than…构成平衡结构。Humans should与they would对称，avoid stress与shun food，love or exercise对称，故shun应该与avoid相近。