Unit+2+Improving+Yourself+单词讲解 高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第二册

Unit2Improvingyourself

vocabularylearning1.securityn.安全，安保措施nationalsecurity国家安全Theyarenowunderagreatdealofpressuretotightentheirairportsecurity.

他们目前承受着加强机场保安措施的巨大压力。2.moderatorn.（争论或谈判的）主持人，调解人themoderatoristhepersonwhoisinchargeofthediscussionandmakessurethatitisconducted实施inafairandorganizedway.3.switchon（用开关）打开switchoff关闭WhenyoufirstswitchonaniPhone,youareaskedforyourAppleaccount.4.motivatev.激发，激励motivatesbtodosth激励某人做某事Theplanisdesignedtomotivateemployeestoworkharder.motivationn.动力5.occupyv.占用，占去（空间、时间）；占领；使忙于Thehospitalbedisoccupiedbyhiswife.那张病床由他妻子占用。Thecapitalwasoccupiedbytherebelarmy.叛军已占领了首都。Sheoccupiedherselfwithroutineofficetasks.她忙于办公室的日常工作。sbbeoccupiedwithsth=beoccupied(in)doingsth忙于做某事He'sfullyoccupiedinlookingafterthreesmallchildren.6.distractv.分散(注意力);使分心distractsbfromsth使某人无法集中精力于某件事上Tomadmitsthatplayingvideogamessometimesdistractshimfromhishomework.bedistractedby被...分心Inaneraofinformationexplosion,peoplecaneasilybedistractedbyirrelevantinformation.distractionn.使人分心的事7.accessn.通道，通路;接触的机会haveaccesstosth能进入某个地方的途径，使用或接触...的权利或机会Studentsmusthaveaccesstogoodresource.学生必须有机会使用好的资源。accessibleadj.可进入的，可使用的，易理解的aprogrammemakingsciencemoreaccessibletoyoungpeople8.deadlinen.最后期限；截止日期Wewerenotabletomeetthedeadlinebecauseofmanufacturingdelays.

由于生产延误，我们没能在截止日期前完成工作。meetthedeadline赶上截止日期9.considerateadj.考虑周到的；为（他人）着想的；体贴的

(thoughtful)Itwasveryconsiderateofhimtowait.他一直在等候着，真是体贴人。considerableadj.相当多的;相当大的Theprojectwastedaconsiderableamountoftimeandmoney.10.promotev.促进，增进；

促销；晋升topromoteeconomicgrowth促进经济增长Thebandhasgoneontourtopromotetheirnewalbum.这个乐队已开始巡回宣传他们的新唱片。Sheworkedhardandwassoonpromoted.1.headlinen.(报纸头版的)大字标题headlinenews头条新闻grab/hit/maketheˈheadlines成为重要新闻2.maxout(钱)花光，（信用卡）刷爆

Ihavesomuchcredit-carddebt;Imaxedthemouttopayformytraining.

我的信用卡欠款太多了：我刷爆了这些信用卡，用来支付我的培训费用了。3.contrastn.明显的差异；对比；对照ThereisanobviouscontrastbetweentheculturesofEastandWest.东西方文化之间存在着明显的差异。incontrastto与...形成对比,与...截然不同Thegoodweatherwasinmarkedcontrasttothestormsofpreviousweeks.这时的好天气和前几个星期的暴风雨形成鲜明的对比。bycontrast相比之下Bycontrast,therearesomepeoplewhoactuallyenjoywork.相比之下，有一些人是真的喜欢工作。4.necessityn.必需品;必要，需要Waterisabasicnecessityoflife.Wewerediscussingthenecessityofemployingmorestaff.我们在讨论是否需要雇用更多员工。necessaryadj.必要的，必须的5.investv.投资

（investin...）,投入(时间、精力)Nowisagoodtimetoinvestinthepropertymarket.现在是对房地产市场投资的好时机。Heinvestedhislifesavingsinhisdaughter'sbusiness.他把一生的积蓄投资到了女儿的企业。6.visionn.视力，视野；构想，设想，想象Catshavegoodnightvision.猫在夜间视力好。Hehadavisionofaworldinwhichtherewouldbenowars.7.equipv.使有知识技能，使能够胜任；配备，装备topreparesb