Unit 2 Looking Into The Future 一轮复习词汇讲解讲义-2024届高三英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

UNIT 2 Looking Into The Future phrase [freɪz]n. 短语；词组 persuade[pəˈsweɪd] vt. 劝说；说服（说服） 搭：persuade （说服）sb. into doing/to do sth. out of doing/not to do sth. of sth. （使相信）sb. that. . . Then she persuaded me to buy one. 然后，她说服我也买了一辆。 She was not persuaded of the truth of his statement. 没能说服她相信他的话是真的。 try to persuade sb.to do sth. 试图劝说某人做某事（＝advise sb. to do sth. ) switch[swɪtʃ] vt. 转换；交换vi. & vt. (使）改变；转变 n.开关；转换器；改变 例： Or, have you ever forgotten to switch off the TV or computer? 或者，你有过忘记关掉电视或电脑的经历吗？（教材原句） Having considered that problem, they switched their attention to other matters. 对那个问题进行考虑后，他们把注意力转到别的事情上去了。 After several switches of direction they found themselves on the right road. 几次转向之后，他们发现自己走上了正确的路。 switch off/on 关／开（电灯、机器等） 例：Switch off the light before you leave. 在你离开之前，把灯关掉。 Switch on the fan, please. 请把风扇打开。 distant[ˈdɪstənt]adj. 遥远的；远处的；疏远的；心不在焉的 ①远离的；久远的；远隔的；在远处的：The station is two miles distant from school.火车站离学校有两英里远。 On a distant mountain was a sign in 20­foot characters.远山上写着20英尺见方的汉字。 ②(亲属关系)远的；疏远的；冷淡的：He is my distant relative.他是我的远亲。 He took a distant attitude towards me.他对我很冷淡。 ③从远处来的；往远处去的：a distant journey出远门的旅行 例：The school is ten miles distant from my house. 学校距我家有十英里远。 She took a distant attitude toward her husband after a quarrel. 在一次争吵之后，她对丈夫的态度很冷淡。 secure[sɪˈkjʊə(r)] adj. 安全的；安心的；可靠的；牢固的获得；拴牢；保护 ►adj.安全的；保险的，可靠的 ►vt.把……弄到手，获得；掩护，保卫：an excellent port secure from every wind 不受任何风害的良港 例：However, they know that the farmers are very poor and need to have a secure income. 然而，他们知道这些农民非常贫穷，需要有一份可靠的收入。 Don't use this ladder. It's not secure. 别用这个梯子，它不稳固。 She has secured a good job. 她得到了一份好工作。 拓：security n.安全；安全性；可靠性 knob [nɒb]n. 旋钮；球形把手 appliance[əˈplaɪəns]n. 电器；器具 例：When people discover that an appliance is broken, they often stop using it. 如果人们发现电器坏了，通常救不会再去使用它了。 remote[rɪˈməʊt] adj. 远程的；偏远的 例：Nowadays tractors are used even in remote mountainous regions. 如今连偏僻的山区也用上了拖拉机。 the remote future 遥远的未来 a remote village/relative 偏僻的村庄/远亲 re