The Rise of Teotihuacán

administrative[ əd'mɪnɪstreɪtɪv ]

adj. 管理的，行政的

relating to administration or an administration: executive

aggressive[ ə'gresɪv ]

adj. 侵犯的，挑衅的

inclined to behave in a hostile fashion

【近】 belligerent , combative , contentious , hostile , militant

coerce[ koʊ'ɜ:rs ]

v. 强制，强迫

to force to act or think in a certain way; compel

【近】 compel , const rain , force , make , obli gate , oblige , pressure

coexist[ ˌkoʊɪg'zɪst ]

v. 共存

to exist together , at the same time, or in the same place

commodity[ kə'mɑ:dətɪ ]

n. 有用的物品，商品

something useful that can be turned to commercial or other advantage

【近】 goods , merchandise

complex[ kəm'pleks ]

n. 综合设施，综合体

a whole composed of interconnected or interwoven parts

edifice[ 'edɪfɪs ]

n. 大厦，大建筑物

a building , especially one of imposing appearance or size

eliminate[ ɪ'lɪmɪneɪt ]

v. 除去

to get rid of; remove

【近】 drop , omit , remove

elite[ eɪ'li:t ]

n. 精英，中坚分子

a group or class of persons or a member of such a group or class, enjoying superior intellectual, social, or economic status

exotic[ ɪg'zɑ:tɪk ]

adj. 异国的，外来的

from another part of the world; foreign

【近】 alien , foreign , strange

exploit[ ɪk'splɔɪt ]

v. 开拓，开采

to employ to the greatest possible advantage

【近】 abuse , impose , presum e , use

flourish[ 'flɜ:rɪʃ ]

v. 繁荣，活跃

to be in a period of highest productivity , excellence, or influence

【近】 flower , shine

【记】源于flower→花一样地开放→繁荣

foresightedness[ 'fɔ:saɪtɪdnəs ]

n. 前瞻性

the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters

【近】 foresight , forethought

grid[ grɪd ]

n. 格子，网状物

something resembling a framework of crisscrossed parallel bars

implicate[ 'ɪmplɪkeɪt ]

v. 牵连，意味着

to involve or connect intimately

inactivity[ ˌɪnæk'tɪvətɪ ]

n. 静止，休止状态，不活泼

a lack of action or activity

ingenuity[ ˌɪndʒə'nu:ətɪ ]

n. 智巧，精巧的设计

inventive skill or imagination; cleverness

inhabitant[ ɪn'hæbɪtənt ]

n. 居民

one that inhabits a place , especially as a permanent resident

irrigate[ 'ɪrɪgeɪt ]

v. 灌溉

to supply (dry land) with water by means of ditches, pipes, or streams；water artificially

lava[ 'lɑ:və ]

n. 火山岩

molten rock that reaches the earth’s surface through a volcano or fissure

magnet[ 'mægnət ]

n. 磁铁，有吸引力之物或人

a person, a place, an object, or a situation that exerts attraction

manufacturing[ ˌmænjʊ'fæktʃərɪŋ ]

n. 制造业，工业

to make or process into a finished product

metropolis[ mə'trɑ:pəlɪs ]

n. 大都市，首府

a major city , especially the chief city of a country or region

【近】 city , municipality

millennium[ mɪ'lenɪəm ]

n. 一千年

a span of one thousand years

necessitate[ nə'sesɪteɪt ]

v. 需要，迫使

to require or compel

【近】 ask , call for , demand , entail , involve , requ ire , take

【记】源于：necessary（ n. 必需品； adj. 必要的）

obsidian[ əb'sɪdɪən ]

n. 黑曜石

a usually black or banded, hard volcanic glass that displays shiny, curved surfaces

pinpoint[ 'pɪnpɔɪnt ]

v. 使突出，准确地确定

to fix, determine, or identify with precision

【记】pin大头针，point指出

precise[ prɪ'saɪs ]

adj. 精确的

exact , as in performance, execution, or amount; accurate or correct

predominant[ prɪ'dɑ:mɪnənt ]

adj. 主要的

most common or conspicuous; main or prevalent

【近】 chief , foremost , principal

shrine[ ʃraɪn ]

n. 圣坛，神殿

a site hallowed by a venerated object or its associations

【近】 sanctuary , sanctum

sincerity[ sɪn'serətɪ ]

n. 诚挚，真实

the quality or condition of being sincere ; genuineness, honesty, and freedom from duplicity

sophisticated[ sə'fɪstɪkeɪtɪd ]

adj. 复杂精密的

very complex or complicated

tremendous[ trə'mendəs ]

adj. 巨大的，非常的

extremely large in amount, extent, or degree; enormous rFfA/w2ogVqsd9+UcbfnEZF3+J5RE0vbU2Hfp74oQTrUZ2WJJQCKtQkOVlfejzmw