1、 UNIT 2 Looking Into the Future 重点单词详解课件重点单词详解课件1、persuade v.劝说; 说服persuasive adj.有说服力的persuasion n. 说服,劝说,说服力2、distant adj.远处的;疏远的;心不在焉的distance n.距离;远方v.与疏远3、secure adj.安全的;牢固的 vt.获得;拴牢;保护 securely adv.安全地,安心地security n. 保护措施; insecure adj.不安全的,不可靠的4、remote adj. 远程的,偏远的 remotely adv. 遥远地,偏僻地,冷淡地5、
2、automatic adj. 自动的 automatically adv. 自动地,无意识地6、efficient adj.效率高的;有功效的efficiency n. 效率;提高功效的方法;功率7、preference n.爱好;偏爱prefer v.较喜欢;喜欢多于8、instant n. 瞬间,片刻 adj. 立即的,速食的,速溶的instantly adv. 立刻,马上9、obey v. 服从,遵守 disobey v. 不服从,违抗10、constant adj. 不断的,重复的,不变的, constantly adv. 始终; 一直; 重复不断地11、warning n. 警告,警
3、示,先兆 warn v.劝告,警告12、abnormal adj. 不正常的; 反常的 abnormal adj. 正常的;平常的13、potentially adv.潜在地;可能地 potential adj. 可能的;潜在的 n.潜力;可能性14. critical adj.关键的,病情或局势严重的, 批评的, 挑剔的,评判性的critically adv. 批判性地,苛求地,严重地,危急地criticize v. 批评,指责,评价,评论critic n. 批评家,反对者15、electrical adj.电的;用电的electric adj.发电的 n.供电 electricity n.
4、电16、wiring. 电线线路,线路系统wire n. 电线,金属丝 vt.接通电源,将连接到 wireless adj. 无线的17、detect vt. 发现,查明detectable adj. 可检测的,可发觉的detection Un.侦查,探测,发现,察觉detective n. 侦探,警探18、relevant adj. 有关的; 有意义的irrelevant adj. 无关的,不切题的relevantly adv. 有关地,切题地related adj.相关的,有联系的19、fantasy n.幻想;想象fantastic adj.极好的;怪诞的;富于想象的20、innovat
5、ion n.创新;创造innovate v.引入;创新;改革innovator n.革新者 21、available adj.可获得的;有空的availability n.可利用;可用性22、structure n. 结构,体系structural adj.结构上的,建筑的,组织上的structurally adv. 在结构上23、combine vt.vi.(使)结合;混合combination n.结合体;结合;联合;混合;combined adj. 结合的,组合的24、predict vt.预测;预言;预料prediction n. 预测;预报;预言的事物predictable adj.
6、 可预言的,可预报的,可预料的predictive adj.预言性的,成为前兆的predictor n. 预言者,预报器25、occupation n. 职业,占领occupy v.占领,占据,担任,使用,占用occupied adj.已占用的26、oppose vt. 反对,抵制,阻挠opposed adj. 相反的opposition n. 反对,反抗opposite adj.对面的,相反的 prep. 在对面 adv. 在对面 n.相反的人或物,对立物27、absence n.不存在;缺席;缺乏absent adj.缺席;缺少;心不在焉的 v.缺席;不参加;28、emphasis n.强
7、调;重视;重要性emphasize v.强调;重视;使明显;重读,强调29、luxury n. 奢华,豪华,奢侈品,乐趣,享受luxurious adj. 奢侈的,豪华的,放纵的,辞藻华丽的,30.prospect n. 可能性,前景prosperity n.繁荣,兴旺31、resist vi.vt.抵制;反抗;抵挡resistance n. 抵制;反对;抗拒1. persuade: vt. 劝说劝说; 说服说服persuasion : n. 说服说服; 劝说劝说;说服力说服力persuasive adj. 有说服力的有说服力的persuade sb to do sth.说服说服某人做什么某人
8、做什么 = persuade sb. into doing sth.persuade sb not to do sth. = persuade sb out of doing sth. 说说服某人不服某人不做什么做什么【=后的短语后的短语, persuade可以改为可以改为talk或或reason】 persuade sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事使某人相信某事 persuade that 从句从句 使某人相信使某人相信“V+sb. into/out of doing sth. ”结构结构 talk sb. into/out of doing sth. 说服某人做说服某人做/不做某事不
9、做某事 fool sb. into/out of doing sth. 愚弄愚弄/哄骗某人做哄骗某人做/不做某事不做某事 cheat sb. into/out of doing sth. 欺骗某人做欺骗某人做/不做某事不做某事2. switch : vt. 转换转换; 交换交换; (使使)改变改变; 转变转变; n. 开关开关; 转换器转换器; 改变改变 switch off/on 1) 关闭关闭/打开打开 =turn off/on (用于开关电灯用于开关电灯、机器、电器、燃气、水、手机等、机器、电器、燃气、水、手机等)2) 不再想着;不再注意;失去兴趣不再想着;不再注意;失去兴趣【不及物动词
10、短语不及物动词短语】 switch over to 转换到转换到;换台;换频道;换台;换频道 switch from A to B 由由A调成调成B 3. distant: adj. 遥远的遥远的; 远处远处的的; 疏远的疏远的; 心不在焉心不在焉的的 be +距离距离+distant from 离离有有远远distance: Cn/Un. 距离距离; sing.远处远处; U遥远遥远 in the distance: 在在远处远处 by distance 按里程按里程 in the not too distant future 在在不久的将不久的将来来 in the far/distant
11、future: 在遥远的在遥远的将来将来 at/from a distance 从远处,隔一段从远处,隔一段距离距离 keep sb. at a distance 与某人保持一定的距离,与某人保持一定的距离, 对某人冷淡对某人冷淡 distantly adv. 遥远地,冷淡地遥远地,冷淡地4. secure adj. 安全的安全的; 安心安心的的;可靠的可靠的; 牢固牢固的的 vt. 获得获得; 拴牢拴牢; 保护保护 be/feel secure about 对对有把握有把握 be secure against/from sth. 免遭某事免遭某事/没有没有的危险的危险 secure sth.
12、 against/from sth. 保护某物免遭保护某物免遭 secure sth. to sth. 把把栓牢在栓牢在 a secure job/income 稳定的工作稳定的工作/收入收入 insecure adj. 不安全的,不可靠不安全的,不可靠的的security: n. 安全安全; 平安平安; 保护措施保护措施; 安全工作安全工作securely adv. 安全地,安心地安全地,安心地1)These smart homes will keep us secure, save us energy, and provide a more comfortable environment
13、to live in. 2)At last they were able to feel secure about the future.3)Has she found a secure job with good pay?4) The president has secureded some support from the middle class.5)You must secure the school against attack.5. remote: adj. 远程的远程的; 偏远偏远的的 比较级比较级 remoter 最高级最高级remotest in the remote/pas
14、t future 在遥远的过去在遥远的过去/将来将来 a remote control 遥控器遥控器 remotely adv. 遥远地,偏僻地,冷淡地遥远地,偏僻地,冷淡地distant adj. 遥远的遥远的; 久远的久远的 (指在空间或时间上遥远的指在空间或时间上遥远的)faraway adj. 遥远的遥远的; 远方的远方的 (指指距离很远距离很远的的,只只作定作定语语)far adj. 远的远的; 遥远的遥远的 (指空间距离远的指空间距离远的)6. automatic adj. 自动的自动的automatically: adv. 自动自动地,无意识地地,无意识地7. efficient
15、 : adj. 效率高的效率高的; 有功效的有功效的efficiently: adv. 有效有效地地; 效效率高地率高地effective : adj. 有效的有效的1)She is really a very efficient person. 2)We must make the most efficient use of the money.3)The factory is very efficient at making medicine.8. preference n. 爱好爱好; 偏爱偏爱 in preference to sb/sth: 而不是而不是 have a prefere
16、nce for.: 喜欢喜欢 give a preference to 给给以优惠;优待以优惠;优待prefer (-rred/-rring) v. 宁愿宁愿; 更喜欢更喜欢 prefer doing A to doing B: 喜欢喜欢做做A事胜过做事胜过做B事事 prefer to do A rather than do B 宁愿做某事而不愿做某事宁愿做某事而不愿做某事 prefer doing sth./prefer to do sth.更更喜欢喜欢做某事做某事 prefer sb. to do sth. 宁愿某人做某事宁愿某人做某事 prefer that should do sth.
17、【从句用虚拟语气从句用虚拟语气】preferable adj. 更可取的,更合适的更可取的,更合适的 be preferable to 比比更可取更可取/更合适更合适to是介词是介词1)Your home will also learn your daily routine and preferences, so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening.2)I cant say that I have any particular preference.3)She expressed/ had a stro
18、ng preference for country life.4)Which is your preference, tea or coffee?9. instant n. 瞬间瞬间; 片刻片刻 adj. 立即的立即的; 速食的速食的; 速溶速溶的的 in an instant/a moment/a while/a minute:立刻立刻,马上马上 for an instant/a moment/a while/a minute:一会儿一会儿 instant coffee 速溶咖啡速溶咖啡 instant noodles 方便面方便面 the instant/instantly/second/
19、minute+句子句子 一一.就就. instantly: adv. 立立刻刻; 马上马上 10. command vt. 命令命令; 控控制制 n. 指令指令; 命令命令; 控制控制 have (a) good command of.精通精通; 通晓通晓; 掌握掌握 take command of. 控制控制;指挥指挥give/obey a command 发出发出/服从命令服从命令under ones command =under the command of sb.由由.控制控制/指挥指挥/管辖管辖 be at ones command 听候吩咐听候吩咐; 服从服从支配支配 听从某人的指
20、挥听从某人的指挥 at ones command 可可自由使用自由使用; 可可支配支配 command sb. to do sth. 命令某人做某事命令某人做某事 command that【should】do sth. 从句用虚拟语气从句用虚拟语气command熟词生义熟词生义:赢得,博得,值得赢得,博得,值得 command ones attention 引起某人的注意引起某人的注意desire, suggest, propose, recommend, order/instruct/command, demand, request, require, ask, urge(强烈要求强烈要求)
21、, insist(坚决要求坚决要求), advocate(主张主张)等接等接that宾语宾语从句从句时时, 从句用从句用 should do/be 结结构构, should可省。可省。1)The headmaster has 400 teachers under his command.2)The soldiers arrived at the White House and took command of the situation.3)The general commanded his troops to attack the city.4)The general commanded th
22、at his troops (should) attack the enemy at once.11. obey vi./vt. 服从服从; 遵守遵守 obey a command/an order 服从服从指挥指挥/命令命令 obey the rule/law 遵守规章遵守规章/法律反义词法律反义词: disobey vi/vt 不服从,违抗不服从,违抗12. warning: n. 警告警告; 警示警示; 先兆先兆 give sb. a warning 向某人向某人发出警告发出警告 without any warning 没有没有任何任何先兆先兆 a warning signal 警告信号
23、警告信号 warning of / about sth. 关于某事的警告关于某事的警告warn: v. 警告警告; 告戒告戒; 提醒注意提醒注意 warn sb. of/about/against sth. 提醒某人注意某事提醒某人注意某事warn sb.not to do sth. 告诫告诫/警告警告/提醒某人提醒某人不不做某事做某事warn sb. against doing sth. 提醒提醒某人不要做某事某人不要做某事13. constant: n. 常数常数; 常量常量 adj. 不断的不断的; 重复的重复的; 不变的不变的 constantly: adv. 始终始终; 一直一直;
24、重复不断重复不断地地14. abnormal adj. 不正常的不正常的; 反常反常的的 abnormal adj. 正常的正常的;平常的平常的15. critical : adj. 严重的严重的; 关键关键的的; 批判性批判性的的 critical point 转折点转折点 be critical to sth. 对对至关重要至关重要 be critical of 对对持批评的态度持批评的态度critic n. 评论家评论家criticize v. 批评,评论批评,评论 criticize sb. for sth./doing sth. 因因指责某人指责某人critically adv. 批
25、判性地批判性地16. potentially adv. 潜在地潜在地; 可能可能地地 potential adj. 可能的,潜在的可能的,潜在的 n. 潜力,可能性潜力,可能性 develop ones potential 开发某人的潜力开发某人的潜力 achieve/fulfil/realize ones potential发挥某人的潜力发挥某人的潜力 have potential for doing sth. 有可能有可能/有潜力做某事有潜力做某事 have the potential to do. 有有潜力潜力做做某某事事1)We should try to help all stude
26、nts realize their full potential. 2)He has the potential to become a world-class musician.17. leak vi./vt. 漏漏; 渗漏渗漏; 透露透露 n. 漏洞漏洞; 裂缝裂缝; 透露透露 leak sth. to sb. 向某人泄露某事向某人泄露某事 leak out 泄露,走漏,透露泄露,走漏,透露1)The pipe has leaked a lot of water. 管道漏了很多水管道漏了很多水2)The editor leaked the news to the press(新闻界新闻界)
27、 last night.3)The leak in the roof will be repaired tomorrow.4)There is a leak in the gas pipe.18. electrical adj. 电的电的; 用电的用电的electricity n. 电电electric adj. 电电的的;用电用电的的;带电带电的的;发电发电的的;电动电动的的electric 通常通常指使用指使用电力使其工作的东西电力使其工作的东西 electric lights/blankets/cars电灯电灯/电热毯电热毯/电动汽车电动汽车electrical则则与与更概括的名词如更概
28、括的名词如equipment, wiring电线电线 等连等连用用, 以以及与电及与电有关有关 的事物连用的事物连用。 不不过现在两者的区别并不总是如此过现在两者的区别并不总是如此明显明显electrical equipment/appliances /power/ energy/wiring/signal/engineer/shock: 电气设备电气设备/电器电器/电力电力/电能电能/电线线路电线线路/电电信号信号/电气工程师电气工程师/触电触电electric light(lamp)/guitar/drill/chair/ clock/bell/ fan /iron/stove/power
29、/shock: 电灯电灯/电吉他电吉他/电钻电钻/电椅电椅/电钟电钟/电电铃铃/电扇电扇/电熨斗电熨斗/电炉电炉/电力电力/触电触电19. wire n.电线电线; 金属丝金属丝/线线 v. 接通电源接通电源; 将将连接到连接到 wire . (up) to. 将将连接连接到到. wire sth. up 用导线给某物用导线给某物建筑物建筑物/设备设备接通电源接通电源wireless adj. 无线的无线的1)Dont touch that wire or you will get a shock.2)Make sure the wires dont touch.3)Is your house
30、 wired up now?4)The woman was wired up to a police recorder.20. detect vt. 发现发现; 查明查明 detect a change/difference 察觉变化察觉变化 detect the disease 查出疾病查出疾病 detective n. 侦探,警探,私人侦探侦探,警探,私人侦探 detective novel / fiction 侦探小说侦探小说 detectable adj. 可检测的,可发觉的可检测的,可发觉的 detection Un. 侦查,探测,发现,察觉侦查,探测,发现,察觉 detector
31、n. 检测器,侦查器检测器,侦查器1)The tests are designed to detect the disease early.2)It is difficult to detect the cause of the girls death.21. relevant adj. 有关的有关的; 有意义有意义的的 be relevant to 与与有关有关 relevant information 相关信息相关信息 irrelevant adj. 无关的;不切题的无关的;不切题的 be irrelevant to sth./sb. 与与不相关不相关 relevantly adv. 有关
32、地,切题地有关地,切题地 related: adj. 相关的相关的;有联系的有联系的 be related to. 与与有联系有联系 relate to 涉及涉及 relate to 把把 和和联系起来联系起来 22. catch fire: 着火着火(表动作,不与时间段连用表动作,不与时间段连用) be on fire: 着火着火(表状态,可与时间段连用表状态,可与时间段连用) seton fire=set fire to. 放火烧放火烧put out a fire 灭火灭火 fight a fire 救火救火make a fire 生火生火 play with fire 玩火玩火,做危险的
33、事做危险的事23. available adj. 可获得的可获得的;可可购得的购得的;(人人)有空的有空的 be available to use 可供可供使用使用 be available to do sth. 可以做某事可以做某事 be availabe for sth. 可用于可用于 be available to sb. 对某人来说是可获得的对某人来说是可获得的24. in this sense (insense): 从从这种这种(某种某种)意义上来讲意义上来讲in a/one way = in some ways:在在某种程度上某种程度上in a sense 在在某种意义某种意义上上
34、 in no sense 决不决不make sense of 弄明白弄明白make no sense 毫无意义毫无意义a sense of humor/duty/belonging 幽默感幽默感/责任感责任感/归属感归属感there is no sense doing sth. 做某事毫无道理做某事毫无道理In this sense, women and men have equal rights.25. combine vt./vi. (使使)结合结合; 混合混合 combine and/with 把把与与合并合并 combine against 联合起来反对联合起来反对 combine t
35、o do sth. 联合起来做某事联合起来做某事 combination n. 联合体联合体;混合体混合体;结合结合;联合联合;混合混合 in combination with 与与结合结合/联合联合combined adj. 结合的,合并的结合的,合并的 be combined with 与与相结合相结合1)You should try to combine exercise with a healthy diet.2)Several factors have combined to ruin our plans.3)Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form w
36、ater. 4)For the purposes of the study, the four groups have been combined.26. cant help but do sth. 忍不住或无法抑制做某事 不可能避免做某事;不得不做 【相当于cant help doing sth.】cant help doing sth. 忍不住做某事cant wait to do sth. 迫不及待做某事27. artificial adj. 人工的人工的; 人造的人造的; 假的假的 artificial flower/smile: 假花假花 artificial light/materi
37、al/product/fur /leather/diamond/pearl/silk 人造人造的的光光/材料材料/产品产品/皮毛皮毛/皮革皮革/钻石钻石/珠宝珠宝/丝绸丝绸28. predict vt. 预测预测; 预言预言; 预料预料 be predicted to do sth. 预计做某事预计做某事 be hard/difficult to predict 难以预计难以预计 it is predicted that 据预测据预测 as sb. had predicted 正如某人所预料正如某人所预料 prediction n. 预测预测; 预言预言; 预告预告 make a predic
38、tion/predictions 做出预测做出预测 predictable adj. 可预见的可预见的 反反: unpredictable predictor n. 预言者预言者1)It is impossible to predict what will .2)Nobody can predict the result of the experiment.29. forecast vt./n. 预测预测; 预报预报weather forecast: 天气预报天气预报forecast sth. to do sth. 预测某物做某事预测某物做某事forecast the future 预测未来预
39、测未来1)The weather forecast said it would snow hard tomorrow.2)Some experts are forecasting a recovery in the economy.3)Heavy rain is forecast/forecasted for tonight.4)The report forecasts that prices will rise by 4% next year.30. occupation n. 职业职业;占领占领 occupied adj.已已占用占用的的 be under occupation 在占领下在
40、占领下 occupy v. 占领占领; 占据占据; 担任担任;使用使用;占用占用 occupy oneself in doing sth./with sth. = be occupied in doing sth./with sth. = be busy doing sth./with sth. 忙于忙于做做某事某事 occupation: (泛指任何一种工作泛指任何一种工作, 通常不用来谈论自己的职业通常不用来谈论自己的职业, 多用于多用于表格表格 填写填写或正式书面语中或正式书面语中)profession n. 职业职业; 行业行业 (指需要经过专业培训的指需要经过专业培训的 职业职业,
41、尤指需要尤指需要较高较高 的的受教育水平的职业受教育水平的职业)career n. 职业职业; 事业事业 (指从事的职业或希望毕生从事的事业指从事的职业或希望毕生从事的事业)31. oppose: vt. 反对反对; 抵制抵制; 阻挠阻挠 opposesb.doing sth. 反对反对某人某人做某事做某事opposed adj. 相反的相反的 be opposed to doing sth. 反对反对(做做)某事某事opposition n. 反对,反抗反对,反抗 in opposition to sb./sth. 强烈反对强烈反对/抵制抵制opposite prep.介词介词 在在对面,对
42、面,adj. 对面的对面的,相反的相反的 adv. 在对面在对面 n. 相反的人或物;对立物相反的人或物;对立物 be opposite to 与与相反相反 have the opposite effect 起反作用起反作用1)In the article, various people said that the public should oppose the idea of developing driverless cars.2)I will oppose changing the law.3)The president threw all those people that oppo
43、sed him into prison.4)The development was opposed by the local people. 32. cease: vi./vt. (使使)停止停止; 终止终止 (正式用词正式用词) cease doing sth. =cease to do sth. 停止停止做什么做什么stop doing 停止停止正在做的正在做的.stop to do 停下来去做停下来去做. 33. absence: n. 不存在不存在; 缺乏缺乏; 缺席缺席 in the absence of: 缺乏缺乏 during ones absence: 某人不在期间某人不在期间
44、absent: adj. 缺席缺席; 缺少缺少; 无无 be absent from: 缺席缺席/缺乏缺乏/.1)On the one hand, there are many different groups of people around the world who live happily in the absence of new technology.2)We cant win the case in the absence of relevant evidence.3)We did not receive any news during his long absence.4)Th
45、e boss isnt happy about his absence.34. advocate: v. 提倡提倡; 支持支持; 拥护拥护 n. 提倡者提倡者; 支持者支持者; 拥护者拥护者 advocate doing sth. 主张主张/提倡提倡/支持支持/拥护拥护做做 an advocate for/of 的支持者的支持者注意:注意:advocate接虚拟语气的用法:接虚拟语气的用法:1、 advocate that从句从句 (should) do sth.2、 it is advocated that sb. should do sth.1)We do not advocate the
46、 use of violence(暴力暴力).2)Many teachers advocate praising your child for his good behavior.3)The minister is a strong advocate of free market policies.4)He is an advocate for all teachers.35. emphasis n.强调强调;重视重视;重要性重要性 (pl. emphases) put/lay/place emphasis on sth 强调强调/重视重视/着重于着重于emphasize/emphasise
47、v. 强调强调; 重视重视 emphasize the importance of 强调强调的重要性的重要性1)They advocate a simple life with an emphasis on hard work, family, and community.2)Our factory puts emphasis on quality.3)In China great emphasis is placed on education. 36. keep in touch (with.): (与与)保持联系保持联系; 了解了解(某课题或领域的情况某课题或领域的情况)keep/stay
48、/be in touch with 与与保持联系保持联系be out of touch with 与与失去联系失去联系【以上词组表状态,可与一段时间的状语连用以上词组表状态,可与一段时间的状语连用】get in touch with 与与取得联系取得联系 lose touch with 与与失去联系失去联系【以上两个词组表示动作,不可与表示一段时间的以上两个词组表示动作,不可与表示一段时间的 状语连用状语连用】37. resist v. 抵制抵制; 反抗反抗; 抵挡抵挡 resist doing sth. 反对反对/忍住忍住做做 cant resistdoing sth. 忍不住忍不住/抵抗抵
49、抗不住不住做做某事某事 resist heat/the enemy 耐热耐热/抵抗敌人抵抗敌人 it is hard to resist sth. 难以拒绝难以拒绝/抵抗某事抵抗某事resistance n. 抵制,反对,抗拒抵制,反对,抗拒resistant adj. 抵抗的,反抗的抵抗的,反抗的1)Nevertheless, I will always look on the positive side of change and accept it rather than resist it.2)They are determined to resist pressure to chan
50、ge the law.3)He could not resist telling her the truth .4)The bank strongly resists cutting interest rates.5)There has been a lot of resistance to this new rules.6)The troops are encountering plenty of resistance.7)Generally speaking, there was no resistance to the law. 38. accurate adj. 精确的精确的; 准确准