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一、概说英语主要有三种构词法：1）转化（Conversion）：由一个词类转化为另一词类water（名）水 — water（动）浇水2）合成（Compounding）：由两个或更多的词合成一个词wood（木）+ cut刻）— woodcut（木刻）3）派生（Derivation）：通过加前缀或后缀构成另一个词happy — unhappy（加前缀）　二、转化　 　　有时意思没有太大变化：　　这类名词常可和一动词构成短语，表示一个动作，如：　　have a look (chat, talk, wash, swim, rest, try, quarrel, smoke, lie, read, dream, run, fight, walk, ride, drink, laugh, dance, bathe, wish, win, fear, love, shave, debate, dispute, interview, taste, etc.)　 make a study (guess, visit, call, survey, jump, slip, change, search, stay, start, answer, reply, remark, fight, arrest, appeal, purchase, sacrifice, demand, show,