Unit 4 Living with Technology 单词详解讲义-2023-2024学年高中英语译林版（2020）选择性必修第二册

选择性必修第二册 Unit 4 单词讲解 1. castle n. 城堡 (build) castles in the air （建）空中楼阁，幻想，空想 Many of his ideas, which were believed to build castles in the air, have turned into a reality. 2. input n. 输入的信息；投入 vt. （input-input-inputting）输入（信息） output n. 输出；产量 vt. 输出 3. capacity n. 领悟（或理解、办事）; 能力；容量；职位，职责 She has an enormous capacity of hard work. 她特别能吃苦耐劳。 have the capacity to do 有做某事的能力 a fuel tank with a capacity of 50 liters 可装50升油的油箱 4. analyse vt. 分析 → n. analysis (pl. analyses)分析 5. massive adj. 巨大的；非常严重的→ massively adv. 大量地；沉重地；庄严地 massive production 大批量生产 a massive amount of money 一大笔钱 6. coin vt. 创造（新词语） coin a new term 创造一个新术语 7. breakthrough n. 重大进展，突破；adj. 突破性的 make/achieve a breakthrough 取得突破 8. finance vt. 提供资金 n.财政；资金；→ financial adj. 财政的→financially adv. 财政上 The project will be financed by the government. 这个项目将由政府出资。 9. to name but a few 简单举几个例子 Bees and bats, to name but a few, can see what humans can’t. 我们列举几种（动物）如蜜蜂和蝙蝠等，它们可以看见人类看不到的东西。 10. autonomous adj. 自主的，有自主权的；自治的 autonomous regions 自治区 11. domestic adj. 家庭的，家用的；本国的；国内的 domestic appliances 家用器具 domestic flights 国内航班 12. threaten vt. 危及；威胁，恐吓 → threat n. 威胁；凶兆 They cut the prisoners’ heads and threatened me. Drugs pose a major threat to our society. 毒品成为社会的一大威胁。 13. commit vt. 犯（罪）；承诺，保证；花（时间、钱） vi. 全身心投入，忠于 → committed adj. 忠心的；投入的 → commitment n. 忠心；献身；投入 commit crimes 犯罪 Both sides committed themselves to settle the conflict peacefully. 双方承诺和平解决争端。 commit large amounts of money to... 花大量的钱在... commit oneself to doing= sb be committed to doing 致力于某事 14. crime n. 罪行；犯罪活动→ criminal n. 罪犯 a. 犯罪的 15. murder vt. & n. 谋杀，凶杀 murderer n. 凶手 commit murder 犯凶杀罪 15. urge vt. 敦促；大力推荐，竭力主张；驱赶 n.冲动 urge sb to do 催促某人做某事 She urged him to stay. 她力劝他留下来。 urge that ... (should) do The report urged that all children be taught to swim. 这份报告呼吁给所有的孩子教授游泳。 He urged his horse forward. 他策马