选择性必修第一册 Unit2 Looking into the FuturePart A 重点词汇1. persuadevt.劝说;说服用法:persuade sb. to do sth. = persuade sb. into (doing) sth. 说服某人做某事persuade sb. (not) to do sth. = persuade sb. out of (doing) sth.说服某人不做某事persuade sb. of ... = persuade sb. (that) 使某人信服2. distant adj. 遥远的; 远处的;疏远的;心不在焉的用法:be + 距离 + distant from ... 离...(有...)远转化:→ distance n.[C,U]距离;远处 in the distance 在远处→ distantly adv. 遥远地;冷淡地3. secure adj. 安全的;安心的;可靠的;牢固的 vt. 获得;拴牢;保护用法:feel secure about... 对...感到安心be secure against/from... 没有...的危险secure ... against... 保护...免于受到...(危害)转化:→ 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4. preference n.爱好; 偏爱用法:have a preference for ... 偏爱......in preference to ... 优先于......;而不是......give (a) preference to ... 给......以优惠; 优待......转化:← prefer v. 更喜欢...;喜欢...多于...→ preferable adj. 更可取的,更适合的5. command n.指令; 命令; 控制 vt.命令; 控制用法:(be) in command 指挥,控制take/have command 控制,开始指挥under one’s command/under the command of 由某人统率/指挥6. monitor vt.监控;监督;监听 n.班长;调查员;显示器;监视器7. warningn. 警告;警示;先兆转化:↔ warningadj.警告的;告诫的← warn n.&v. 警告,告诫;提醒注意8. detect vt.发现;查明转化:→ detective n. 侦探→detection n.察觉,侦测,发现9. availableadj.可获得的;可购得的;可找到的;(人)有空的用法:be available for sth. 可用于...be available to do sth. 可以做某事...be available to/for sb. ...对某人来说是可以获得的10. combine vt & vi.(使)结合;混合用法:combine ... and/with ...使……与……相结合11. predictvt.预测; 预言; 预料prediction n.预测;预言13. opposev.反对;抵制;阻挠14. advocatevt. 提倡;支持:拥护用法:advoc...