(
课件网) Unit 2 Looking into the Future Words and Expressions 新人教选必一 persuade [p sweid] vt. 劝说;说服 persuade sb. to do sth. ＝persuade/talk/argue sb. into doing sth. 说服某人做某事 persuade sb. not to do sth. ＝persuade/talk/argue sb. out of doing sth. 说服某人不做某事 persuade sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事 persuade sb. that ... 使某人相信…… persuasion n. 劝说；说服 persuasive adj. 有说服力的 switch [swit ] vt. 转换;交换 vi＆vt.(使)改变;转变 n.开关;转换器;改变 switch on＝turn on 打开(电灯、无线电等) switch off＝turn off 关上；断掉(电源等) switch over 切换；换(电视等的)频道 switch from ... to ... 从……转变/换为…… ①Many people switch on their electronic devices simply to kill time. ②To keep safe, we suggest you (should) switch off your mobile phone before boarding. ③He switched the conversation from one subject to another. distant [ d st nt] adj. 遥远的;远处的;疏远的;心不在焉的 in the distance 在远处 at/from a distance 隔开一段距离；从远处 at a distance of ... 在……远的距离 keep sb. at a distance 对某人冷淡；与某人疏远 keep one's distance from sb./sth. 与某人/某物保持一定距离 distance n. 远处的 Much to our delight, the sound of water in the distance caught our attention and drove us to the river bank. secure [s kj (r)] adj 安全的;安心的;可靠的;牢固的 vt.获得;拴牢;保护 insecure adj. 不安全的；缺乏信心的 securely adv. 安全地；安心地；牢固地；有把握地 security n.[U]安全；平安 safe adj. 安全的 safety n. 安全 ①Foreign tourists feel happily secure while visiting the city. ②Secure the prisoner so that he won't escape again. ③By strengthening the river banks, the city secured itself against flood. adj.安全的；安心的 vt.拴牢 vt.拴牢 remote [r m t] adj 远程的;偏远的 one of the remotest areas of the world in the remote past/future 在遥远的过去╱将来 remote control 遥控器；遥控 air conditioner 空调机;空调设备 condition n. 条件；情况；环境；身份 present condition 目前的状态 working condition 工作环境；使用状态 in good condition 情况良好 The car was in first-class condition. The piano was in good condition. automatic [ t m t k] adj. 自动的 automatic control 自动控制 automatic control system 自动控制系统 fully automatic 全自动的 automatically adv. 无意识地；自动地 auto 自动，汽车 automobile n. 汽车 Modern trains have automatic doors. My reaction was automatic. sensor [ sens (r)] n. 传感器;敏感元件 common sense 常识 make sense 有意义；讲得通；言之有理 in a sense 在某种意义上 sense of …的感觉 be sensitive to 对……敏感 sensitive skin 敏感性皮肤 sense n. 感觉; 感觉官能 vt.感觉到；意识到 sensitive adj. 体贴的；善解人意的 preference [ prefr ns] n. 爱好;偏爱 (1)have a preference for 偏爱；喜爱 (2)prefer (doing) sth. 更喜欢(做)某事 prefer to do sth. 宁愿做某事 prefer (doing) sth. to (doing) sth.宁愿(做)某事而不愿(做)某事 prefer to do ...rather than do ... 宁愿做……而不愿做…… prefer sb. (not) to do sth. 宁愿某人(不)做某事 prefer that ... (should) do ... 宁愿/喜欢……做…… com ... ...
