05. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix《凤凰社》

Harry Potter 哈利·波特 · J.K. Rowling · 456 词条 · 152 道闯关题

单词表 456 词 · 附音标、中文释义与原文例句

CH 01 · Dudley Demented · 达力与摄魂怪
#单词释义原文例句
1 unconcerned
/ˌʌnkənˈsɜːrnd/
adj. 漠不关心的,无所谓的 Where is he anyway?” “I don’t know,” said Aunt Petuniaunconcernedly.
2 feeble
/ˈfiːbəl/
adj. 虚弱的,微弱的 . . . Another wisp of silver smoke,feebler than the last, drifted from the wand — he couldn’t do it anymore, he couldn’t work the spell — There was laughter inside his own head, shrill, high-
3 prickle
/ˈprɪkəl/
v. 刺痛 n. 刺 Often the old scar on his foreheadprickled uncomfortably, but he did not fool himself that Ron or Hermione or Sirius would find that very interesting anymore.
4 unsheathe
/ʌnˈʃiːð/
v. 抽出(剑等),拔鞘 ...ng room, and as though Harry had been waiting for this signal, he jumped to his feet, at the same time pulling from the waistband of his jeans a thin wooden wand as if he wereunsheathing a sword.
5 budgerigar
/ˈbʌdʒəriɡɑːr/
n. 虎皮鹦鹉 If they had reached water-skiingbudgerigars, there was nothing else worth hearing.
6 croaky
/ˈkroʊki/
adj. 嘶哑的,声音沙哑的 “What the devil do you mean by it, boy?” asked Uncle Vernon in acroaky voice that trembled with fury.
7 pestilential
/ˌpestɪˈlenʃəl/
adj. 讨厌的,有害的 As if we didn’t know you get all your news from thosepestilential birds!” Harry hesitated for a moment.
8 hippogriff
/ˈhɪpəɡrɪf/
n. 鹰头马身有翼兽 ... man who had served twelve years wizard prison, Azkaban, escaped, attempted to commit the murder he had been convicted for first place, then gone on the run with a stolenhippogriff.
9 dementor
/dɪˈmentər/
n. 摄魂怪 . . . He could smell thedementor’s putrid, death-cold breath, filling his own lungs, drowning him — Think . . . something happy.
10 writhe
/raɪð/
v. 翻滚,扭动(痛苦地) ...us thoughts whirled around in Harry’s head, and his insideswrithed with anger as a sultry, velvety night fell around him, the air full of the smell of warm, dry grass and sound that of t
11 nonplussed
/nɑːnˈplʌst/
adj. 困惑的,不知所措的 “What d’you mean, I’m not brave in bed?” said Harry, completelynonplussed.
12 bespectacled
/bɪˈspektəkəld/
adj. 戴着眼镜的 He was a skinny, black-haired,bespectacled boy who had the pinched, slightly unhealthy look of someone who has grown a lot in a short space of time.
CH 02 · A Peck of Owls · 一群猫头鹰
#单词释义原文例句
1 reproachful
/rɪˈproʊtʃfəl/
adj. 责备的,不满的 “You can put that down, I’ve got work for you!” Hedwig’s large round amber eyes gazedreproachfully at him over the dead frog clamped in her beak.
2 snappish
/ˈsnæpɪʃ/
adj. 暴躁的,爱顶嘴的 She was regaining her usual brisk,snappish manner rapidly, though she was still very pale.
3 galumph
/ɡəˈlʌmf/
v. 笨重地行走,蹦跶 VERNON!” Harry’s uncle camegalumphing living room, walrus mustache blowing hither and thither as it always did when he was agitated.
4 bluster
/ˈblʌstər/
v. 咆哮,气势汹汹地说 “Why’s he all right, then?”blusteredUncle Vernon.
5 semiconscious
/ˌsemikˈɑːnʃəs/
adj. 半昏迷的,半醒的 He gave thesemiconscious a heave and staggered onward.
6 tremulous
/ˈtremjələs/
adj. 颤抖的,战栗的 Did he use — his thing?” Slowly,tremulously, nodded.
7 codswallop
/ˈkɑːdswɑːləp/
n. 胡说八道,废话 It was a couple of dementors!” “A couple of— what’s thiscodswallop?” “De — men — tors,” said Harry slowly and clearly.
8 totter
/ˈtɑːtər/
v. 蹒跚,跌跌撞撞地走 Mrs. Figgtottered along in front of them, peering anxiously around the corner.
9 smolder
/ˈsmoʊldər/
v. 闷烧,隐燃 The remains of the envelopesmoldered into ash silence.
10 doleful
/ˈdoʊlfəl/
adj. 忧伤的,凄凉的 ...gly ginger hair, and bloodshot baggy eyes that gave him thedoleful look of a basset hound; he was also clutching a silvery bundle that Harry recognized at once as an Invisibility Cloak.
11 wizened
/ˈwɪzənd/
adj. 干瘪的,枯萎的 But come on — I’ll be no help if they come back, I’ve never so much as Transfigured a teabag —” She stooped down, seized one of ’s massive arms in herwizened hands, and tugged.
12 stupefy
/ˈstuːpɪfaɪ/
v. 使惊呆,使茫然 Harry’s temporarilystupefied brain seemed to reawaken.
CH 03
#单词释义原文例句
1 disbelieving
/ˌdɪsbɪˈliːvɪŋ/
adj. 怀疑的,难以置信的 “P- Lupin?” he saiddisbelievingly.
2 dazed
/deɪzd/
adj. 恍惚的,晕眩的 ...that he could lie on his bed for an hour at a time, staringdazedly into space, aching with dread at the thought of hearing.
3 unbuckle
/ʌnˈbʌkəl/
v. 解开(扣子、带子) Tonks was alreadyunbucklingHarry’s trunk.
4 apprehensive
/ˌæprɪˈhensɪv/
adj. 忧虑的,担心的 If one of us is killed —” “Is that likely?” Harry askedapprehensively, but Moody ignored him.
5 swig
/swɪɡ/
v. 大口喝,痛饮 . . .” Mad-Eye Moody was now sitting at the kitchen tableswigging from a hip flask, his magical eye spinning in all directions, taking Dursleys’ many labor-saving appliances.
6 gruff
/ɡrʌf/
adj. 粗哑的;生硬的 “Come here, boy,” said Moodygruffly, beckoning Harry toward him with his wand.
7 irritable
/ˈɪrɪtəbəl/
adj. 易怒的,烦躁的 “And I saw that,” he addedirritably, as the woman rolled her eyes at the ceiling.
8 crane
/kreɪn/
v. 伸长(脖子)探看 The people below were crowded around the foot of the stairs, gazing intently up at him, somecraning their heads for a better look.
9 lumos
/ˈluːmoʊs/
n. 荧光闪烁(魔咒) Lumos.” A wand tip flared, illuminating the hall with magical light.
10 squelch
/skweltʃ/
v. 咯吱作响地踩,扑哧响 ...cking — ever since that scum wore it —” And with a nastysquelching sound much like a plunger being pulled from a sink, he popped out his eye.
11 gnarled
/nɑːrld/
adj. 粗糙的,多节的(手脚) “Where are we?” Harry asked, but Lupin said quietly, “In a minute.” Moody was rummaging in his cloak, hisgnarled hands clumsy with cold.
12 longing
/ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/
adj. 渴望的,朝思暮想的 ...the motorway!” Harry was now so chilled that he thoughtlongingly for a moment of the snug, dry interiors of the cars streaming along below, then, even more longingly, of traveling by Floo pow
CH 04 · Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place · 格里莫广场十二号
#单词释义原文例句
1 earsplitting
/ˈɪrsplɪtɪŋ/
adj. 震耳欲聋的 “It’s that stupid umbrella stand, that’s time I’ve tripped over —” But the rest of her words were drowned by a horrible,earsplitting, bloodcurdling screech.
2 cobwebby
/ˈkɑːbwebi/
adj. 布满蜘蛛网的 ...er and threadbare carpet of a long, gloomy hallway, where acobwebby chandelier glimmered overhead and age-blackened portraits hung crooked on the walls.
3 exasperated
/ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/
adj. 恼怒的,恼火的 “Harry, dear, if you’ll just tiptoe across the hall, it’s through this door here —” CRASH. “Tonks!” cried Mrs. Weasleyexasperatedly, turning to look behind her.
4 befoul
/bɪˈfaʊl/
v. 弄脏,污损 How dare youbefoul the house of my fathers —” Tonks apologized over and over again, at the same time dragging the huge, heavy troll’s leg back off the floor.
5 sweetish
/ˈswiːtɪʃ/
adj. 有点甜的 He could smell damp, dust, and asweetish, rotting smell; the place had the feeling of a derelict building.
6 snigger
/ˈsnɪɡər/
v. 窃笑,暗笑 “She’s got a job at Gringotts to eemprove ’er Eeenglish —” “— and Bill’s been giving her a lot of private lessons,”sniggeredFred.
7 tart
/tɑːrt/
adj. 尖刻的,辛辣的 ...cy said evidence was your word and . . . I dunno . . . he didn’t think it was good enough.” “ takes the Daily Prophet seriously,” said Hermionetartly, and the others all nodded.
8 decontaminate
/ˌdiːkənˈtæmɪneɪt/
v. 净化,消毒 “We’ve beendecontaminating this house, it’s been empty for ages and stuff ’s been breeding in here.
9 bloodcurdling
/ˈblʌdkɜːrdlɪŋ/
adj. 令人毛骨悚然的 “It’s that stupid umbrella stand, that’s time I’ve tripped over —” But the rest of her words were drowned by a horrible, earsplitting,bloodcurdling screech.
10 grumpy
/ˈɡrʌmpi/
adj. 脾气坏的,爱抱怨的 “There might be a couple of people fifty miles away who didn’t hear you.” “You two passed your Apparation tests, then?” asked Harrygrumpily.
11 vileness
/ˈvaɪlnəs/
n. 污秽,邪恶 By-products of dirt andvileness!
12 banister
/ˈbænɪstər/
n. 楼梯扶手 Harry leaned farther over thebanisters.
CH 05 · The Order of the Phoenix · 凤凰社
#单词释义原文例句
1 doxy
/ˈdɑːksi/
n. 多克斯(小恶妖) “The curtains in there are full ofdoxies too,” Mrs. Weasley went on.
2 baleful
/ˈbeɪlfəl/
adj. 恶狠狠的,充满恶意的 “Harry’s arrived.” “Eh?” said Mundungus, peeringbalefully at Harry through his matted ginger hair.
3 mollycoddle
/ˈmɑːlikɑːdl/
v. 娇惯,溺爱 He had been touched by what she had said about his being as good as a son, but he was also impatient at hermollycoddling.
4 bracing
/ˈbreɪsɪŋ/
adj. 令人振奋的,提神的 “At least you’ve known what’s been going on,” he saidbracingly.
5 jinx
/dʒɪŋks/
n. 厄运咒,霉运 “He tricks,jinxes, and blackmails them.
6 ladle
/ˈleɪdl/
v. 用勺舀,盛 “It looks wonderful, Molly,” said Lupin,ladling stew onto a plate for her and handing it across the table.
7 imperious
/ɪmˈpɪriəs/
adj. 专横的,傲慢的 Mrs. Weasley beckonedimperiously to her sons and Hermione.
8 butterbeer
/ˈbʌtərˌbɪr/
n. 黄油啤酒 Fred and George buried their faces in their goblets ofbutterbeer; George was hiccuping.
9 boggart
/ˈbɑːɡɑːrt/
n. 博格特(变形怪) ... PHOENIX be aboggart, but I thought we ought to ask Alastor to have a look at it before we let it out.” “Whatever you like,” said Sirius indiffer
10 gormless
/ˈɡɔːrmləs/
adj. 愚蠢的,笨的 ...nting some more, then?’ And if you’ll believe me, lads, thegormless gargoyle buys all ’is own toads back orf me for twice what ’e paid first place —” “I don’t think we need to hear any
11 protuberance
/proʊˈtuːbərəns/
n. 隆起,突出物 ...orn back in Harry’s bedroom, her nose swelled to a beaklikeprotuberance like , shrank to something resembling a button mushroom, and then sprouted a great deal of hair from each nostril.
12 mournful
/ˈmɔːrnfəl/
adj. 悲伤的,哀悼的 Harry was left at the table with Sirius and Mundungus, who was still blinkingmournfully at him.
CH 06 · The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black · 布莱克家族高贵而古老的宅邸
#单词释义原文例句
1 pureblood
/ˈpjʊrblʌd/
n./adj. 纯血统(巫师) “If you’re only going to let your sons and daughters marrypurebloods your choice is very limited, there are hardly any of us left.
2 pleading
/ˈpliːdɪŋ/
adj. 恳求的,哀求的 “Sirius, he’s not right head,” said Hermionepleadingly, “I don’t think he realizes we can hear him.” “He’s been alone too long,” said Sirius, “taking mad orders from my mother’s portra
3 snuffbox
/ˈsnʌfbɑːks/
n. 鼻烟盒 Sirius sustained a bad bite from a silversnuffbox; within seconds, his bitten hand had developed an unpleasant crusty covering like a tough brown glove.
4 evasive
/ɪˈveɪsɪv/
adj. 回避的,支吾的 “Kreacher is cleaning,” he saidevasively.
5 malevolent
/məˈlevələnt/
adj. 恶毒的,怀恶意的 The elf straightened up, eyeing them all verymalevolently, and apparently convinced that they could not hear him as he continued to mutter.
6 sour
/ˈsaʊər/
adj. 酸溜溜的;脾气坏的 ...re still here because they made lovely, respectable pure-blood marriages, but Andromeda married a Muggleborn, Ted Tonks, so —” Sirius mimed blasting the tapestry with a wand and laughedsourly.
7 gingery
/ˈdʒɪndʒəri/
adj. 姜黄色的,带姜味的 They could see the top of an unkemptgingery head and a stack of precariously balanced cauldrons.
8 dank
/dæŋk/
adj. 潮湿阴冷的 The bedroom looked, if anything, evendanker and gloomier than it had on first sight.
9 sidle
/ˈsaɪdl/
v. 侧身而行,悄悄靠近 Several times, Kreachersidled into the room and attempted to smuggle things away under his loincloth, muttering horrible curses every time they caught him at it.
10 hunchbacked
/ˈhʌntʃbækt/
adj. 驼背的 Acting as though it could not see them, it shuffledhunchbacked, slowly and doggedly, toward the far end of the room, muttering under its breath all the while in a hoarse, deep voice like a bullfr
11 boggart
/ˈbɑːɡɑːrt/
n. 博格特(变形怪) ... PHOENIX be aboggart, but I thought we ought to ask Alastor to have a look at it before we let it out.” “Whatever you like,” said Sirius indiffer
12 glower
/ˈɡlaʊər/
v. 怒目而视,阴沉地瞪 Sirius had come back; he wasglowering at the elf from the doorway.
CH 07 · The Ministry of Magic · 魔法部
#单词释义原文例句
1 heartstopping
/ˈhɑːrtstɑːpɪŋ/
adj. 令人心跳骤停的,惊险的 “Where are we?” said Mr. Weasley blankly, and for oneheartstopping moment Harry thought they had gotten off at the wrong station despite Mr. Weasley’s continual references to the map; but a secon
2 unblinking
/ʌnˈblɪŋkɪŋ/
adj. 目不转睛的,不动声色的 “Ah, yes,” said Bode, surveying Harryunblinkingly.
3 bracing
/ˈbreɪsɪŋ/
adj. 令人振奋的,提神的 “At least you’ve known what’s been going on,” he saidbracingly.
4 unbolt
/ʌnˈboʊlt/
v. 打开(门闩),拔栓 Mr. Weasleyunbolted the door and they stepped out into the cold, gray dawn.
5 clang
/klæŋ/
v. 发出叮当声 The doorsclanged shut yet again.
6 keyhole
/ˈkiːhoʊl/
n. 锁眼,钥匙孔 The doors they passed here were heavy wooden ones with iron bolts andkeyholes.
7 brusque
/brʌsk/
adj. 唐突的,粗鲁的 “Here,” said Kingsleybrusquely to Mr. Weasley, shoving a sheaf of parchment into his hand, “I need as much information as possible on flying Muggle vehicles sighted last twelve months.
8 adoring
/əˈdɔːrɪŋ/
adj. 崇拜地,爱慕地 The last three were all lookingadoringly up at the witch and wizard.
9 pummel
/ˈpʌməl/
v. 连续猛击,捶打 Every time it stopped Mr. Weasley cursed furiously andpummelled the nine button.
10 pinstripe
/ˈpɪnstraɪp/
n./adj. 细条纹(西装) . . .” Mr. Weasley was not wearing wizard’s robes but a pair ofpinstriped trousers and an old bomber jacket.
11 sepulchral
/səˈpʌlkrəl/
adj. 阴森的,坟墓般的 “Morning, Arthur,” he said in asepulchral voice as the lift began to descend.
12 extricate
/ˈekstrɪkeɪt/
v. 使摆脱,抽出 ...rds lift, who was carrying an armful of broomsticks,extricated himself with difficulty and disappeared down the corridor.
CH 08 · The Hearing · 听证会
#单词释义原文例句
1 bluster
/ˈblʌstər/
v. 咆哮,气势汹汹地说 “Why’s he all right, then?”blusteredUncle Vernon.
2 uninvestigated
/ˌʌnɪnˈvestɪɡeɪtɪd/
adj. 未经调查的 “I was merely expressing my confidence that this matter will not gouninvestigated.” He glanced at Madam Bones, who readjusted her monocle and stared back at him, frowning slightly.
3 squashy
/ˈskwɑːʃi/
adj. 柔软的,易压扁的 ...sley, could you — ?” “Not to worry, not to worry,” said Dumbledore pleasantly; he took out his wand, gave it a little flick, and asquashy chintz armchair appeared nowhere next to Harry.
4 clink
/klɪŋk/
v. 叮当响,碰撞发声 When he sat gingerly on the edge of the chair the chainsclinked rather threateningly but did not bind him.
5 icy
/ˈaɪsi/
adj. 冰冷的;冷冰冰的 “And what is that supposed to mean?” asked Fudgeicily.
6 lofty
/ˈlɔːfti/
adj. 高傲的,傲慢的 “Not a very convincing witness,” said Fudgeloftily.
7 simper
/ˈsɪmpər/
v. 傻笑,媚笑 “I’m sure I must have misunderstood you, Dumbledore,” she said with asimper that left her big, round eyes as cold as ever.
8 fluttery
/ˈflʌtəri/
adj. 慌张的,颤动的 The witch spoke in afluttery, girlish, high-pitched voice that took Harry aback; he had been expecting a croak.
9 lame
/leɪm/
adj. 无力地,站不住脚的 And that . . . that was what happened,” Mrs. Figg finished, somewhatlamely.
10 incline
/ɪnˈklaɪn/
v. 倾斜,点头 “Of course they can,” said Dumbledore,inclining his head.
11 supercilious
/ˌsuːpərˈsɪliəs/
adj. 目中无人的,傲慢的 ...of them, coming from opposite ends of the alley, everything went dark and cold and my cousin felt them and ran for it —” “Enough, enough!” said Fudge with a verysupercilious look on his face.
12 figment
/ˈfɪɡmənt/
n. 虚构的事物,幻想 “I would remind everybody that the behavior of these dementors, if indeed they are notfigments of this boy’s imagination, is not the subject of this hearing!” said Fudge.
CH 09 · The Woes of Mrs. Weasley · 韦斯莱夫人的烦恼
#单词释义原文例句
1 rhapsodize
/ˈræpsədaɪz/
v. 热衷地谈论,狂热赞美 Ron wasrhapsodizing about his new broom to anybody who would listen.
2 booklist
/ˈbʊklɪst/
n. 书单 Booklists have arrived,” he said, throwing one of the envelopes up to Harry, who was standing on a chair.
3 wondering
/ˈwʌndərɪŋ/
adj. 疑惑的,惊奇的 “Merlin’s beard,” said Mr. Weasleywonderingly, pulling Harry aside to let them all pass, “you were tried by the full court?” “I think so,” said Harry quietly.
4 snakelike
/ˈsneɪklaɪk/
adj. 蛇一般的,蜿蜒的 . . .Snakelike, in fact . . .” Mr. Weasley gripped Harry’s shoulder in warning.
5 mute
/mjuːt/
adj. 沉默的,不说话的 Ron, who still had not said a word, took the badge, stared at it for a moment, and then held it out to Harry as though askingmutely for confirmation that it was genuine.
6 drawl
/drɔːl/
v. 慢吞吞地说,拖长声调 “The Minister was just telling me about your lucky escape, Potter,”drawledMr. Malfoy.
7 wheeze
/wiːz/
v. 喘息,哮鸣 ...e half of the cupboards were still bolted shut and Kreacherwheezed insults shadows as you passed, though Harry was careful not to say any of this within earshot of Sirius.
8 servility
/sɜːrˈvɪləti/
n. 卑躬屈膝,奴性 Only the house-elf ’s attitude of creepingservility looked convincing.
9 swivel
/ˈswɪvl/
v. 旋转,转动 ...” “No problem, Molly . . .” Moody’s electric-blue eyeswiveled upward and stared fixedly through the ceiling of the kitchen.
10 butterbeer
/ˈbʌtərˌbɪr/
n. 黄油啤酒 Fred and George buried their faces in their goblets ofbutterbeer; George was hiccuping.
11 bustle
/ˈbʌsl/
v. 奔忙,忙乱 . . . A prefect . . . Oh, I’m all of a dither!” She gave Ron yet another kiss on the cheek, sniffed loudly, andbustled from the room.
12 soothing
/ˈsuːðɪŋ/
adj. 抚慰的,宽慰的 “Molly, it was just a boggart,” he saidsoothingly, patting her on the head.
CH 10 · Luna Lovegood · 卢娜·洛夫古德
#单词释义原文例句
1 lollop
/ˈlɑːləp/
v. 蹦跳着走,懒洋洋地晃 “She’s waiting for us just up here,” said Mrs. Weasley stiffly, averting her eyes from thelolloping black dog beside Harry.
2 fleshless
/ˈfleʃləs/
adj. 无肉的,骨瘦如柴的 They were completelyfleshless, their black coats clinging to their skeletons, of which every bone was visible.
3 porkpie
/ˈpɔːrkpaɪ/
n. 猪肉派;圆顶窄边帽 She had tightly curled gray hair and wore a purple hat shaped like aporkpie.
4 protuberant
/proʊˈtuːbərənt/
adj. 突出的,鼓起的 She had straggly, waistlength, dirty-blond hair, very pale eyebrows, andprotuberant eyes that gave her a permanently surprised look.
5 kumquat
/ˈkʌmkwɑːt/
n. 金橘 According to the magazine, if you turned the runes on their heads they revealed a spell to make your enemy’s ears turn intokumquats.
6 prickle
/ˈprɪkəl/
v. 刺痛 n. 刺 He awoke abruptly with his scarprickling to find Ron already dressed and talking to him.
7 stagecoach
/ˈsteɪdʒkoʊtʃ/
n. 驿站马车 Here stood the hundred or so horselessstagecoaches that always took the students above first year up to the castle.
8 horseless
/ˈhɔːrsləs/
adj. 无马的 Here stood the hundred or sohorseless stagecoaches that always took the students above first year up to the castle.
9 obliging
/əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ/
adj. 乐于助人的,殷勤的 “Mum and Dad just sent Hedwig back” — the owl flutteredobligingly over and perched on top of her cage — “are you ready yet?” “Nearly — Ginny all right?” Harry asked, shoving on his glasses.
10 singsong
/ˈsɪŋsɔːŋ/
adj. 拖长声调的 ’s in my year, but in Ravenclaw.” “Wit measure is man’s greatest treasure,” said in asingsong voice.
11 mime
/maɪm/
v. 模仿,打手势示意 ...re still here because they made lovely, respectable pure-blood marriages, but Andromeda married a Muggleborn, Ted Tonks, so —” Siriusmimed blasting the tapestry with a wand and laughed sourly.
12 dreamy
/ˈdriːmi/
adj. 梦幻般的,出神的 “Yes,” said dreamily, without taking her eyes off Harry.
CH 11 · The Sorting Hat’s New Song · 分院帽的新歌
#单词释义原文例句
1 inquiring
/ɪnˈkwaɪərɪŋ/
adj. 询问的,探询的 Dumbledore continued, “Tryouts for the House Quidditch teams will take place on the —” He broke off, lookinginquiringly at .
2 simper
/ˈsɪmpər/
v. 傻笑,媚笑 “Thank you, Headmaster,” simpered, “for those kind words of welcome.” Her voice was high-pitched
3 breathiness
/ˈbreθinəs/
n. 气息声,呼吸声 cleared her throat again (“Hem, hem”), but when she continued, some of thebreathiness had vanished from her voice.
4 titchy
/ˈtɪtʃi/
adj. (英俚)极小的,矮小的 Midgets!” “Ron!” “Well, they are, they’retitchy.
5 commanding
/kəˈmændɪŋ/
adj. 命令式的,威严的 . . . First years!” Hermione calledcommandingly along the table.
6 outworn
/ˌaʊtˈwɔːrn/
adj. 过时的,陈腐的 Meanwhile, some old habits will be retained, and rightly so, whereas others, outmoded andoutworn, must be abandoned.
7 jingle
/ˈdʒɪŋɡl/
v. 叮当响 The carriagesjingled to a halt near the stone steps leading up to the oak front doors and Harry got carriage first.
8 squashy
/ˈskwɑːʃi/
adj. 柔软的,易压扁的 ...sley, could you — ?” “Not to worry, not to worry,” said Dumbledore pleasantly; he took out his wand, gave it a little flick, and asquashy chintz armchair appeared nowhere next to Harry.
9 prim
/prɪm/
adj. 一本正经的,拘谨的 Nearly Headless Nick placed a see-through finger to his lips and satprimly upright again as the muttering came to an abrupt end.
10 knowledgeable
/ˈnɑːlɪdʒəbəl/
adj. 博学的,有见识的 “Yes, indeed,” said Nearly Headless Nickknowledgeably, leaning across Neville toward her (Neville winced, it was very uncomfortable to have a ghost lean through you). “The hat feels itself honor-
11 glum
/ɡlʌm/
adj. 闷闷不乐的,阴郁的 Hedwig hootedglumly from the top of the wardrobe.
12 animated
/ˈænɪmeɪtɪd/
adj. 兴致勃勃的,生动的 Over at the Ravenclaw table, Cho Chang was chattinganimatedly with her friends.
CH 12 · Professor Umbridge · 乌姆里奇教授
#单词释义原文例句
1 unconcerned
/ˌʌnkənˈsɜːrnd/
adj. 漠不关心的,无所谓的 Where is he anyway?” “I don’t know,” said Aunt Petuniaunconcernedly.
2 consoling
/kənˈsoʊlɪŋ/
adj. 安慰的,慰藉的 “That was really unfair,” said Hermioneconsolingly, sitting down next to Harry and helping herself to shepherd’s pie.
3 asperity
/əˈsperəti/
n. 粗暴,尖刻 “I listen, Ron,” said Hermione with a touch ofasperity.
4 inkwell
/ˈɪŋkwel/
n. 墨水瓶 ...it’s Potty Wee Potter!” cackled Peeves, allowing two of theinkwells to fall to the ground where they smashed and spattered the walls with ink; Harry jumped backward way with a snarl.
5 cross
/krɔːs/
adj. 生气的,易怒的 ...,” retorted Ron, “if that means we’re supposed to get matey with the Slytherins, fat chance.” “Well, I think it’s a pity we’re not trying for a bit of inter-House unity,” said Hermionecrossly.
6 moonstone
/ˈmuːnstəʊn/
n. 月长石 Binns set us a foot-and-a-half-long essay on giant wars, Snape wants a foot on the use ofmoonstones, and now we’ve got a month’s dream diary from Trelawney!
7 toadstool
/ˈtoʊdstuːl/
n. 毒菌,伞菌 “. . . Now he’s Order and everything.” “Poisonoustoadstools don’t change their spots,” said Ron sagely.
8 tense
/tens/
adj. 紧张的 “The Draught of Peace,” said Harrytensely.
9 trill
/trɪl/
v. 用颤音说,啭鸣 “Mind you, we still learned loads —” “Your hand is not up, Mr. Thomas!”trilled .
10 hellebore
/ˈhelɪbɔːr/
n. 嚏根草,铁筷子(植物) He had not added syrup ofhellebore, but had proceeded straight to the fourth line of the instructions after allowing his potion to simmer for seven minutes.
11 murky
/ˈmɜːrki/
adj. 阴暗的,模糊的 The ceiling had turned an evenmurkier gray during the morning.
12 mollify
/ˈmɑːlɪfaɪ/
v. 使平静,抚慰 ... you’re just cleverer than we are — is it nice to rub it in?” “Oh, don’t give me that rubbish,” said Hermione, but she looked slightlymollified as she led the way out into the damp courtyard.
CH 13 · Detention with Dolores · 和乌姆里奇关禁闭
#单词释义原文例句
1 cutting
/ˈkʌtɪŋ/
adj. 尖刻的,伤人感情的 Seems the house-elves do want freedom after all.” “I wouldn’t bet on it,” Ron told hercuttingly.
2 bleary
/ˈblɪri/
adj. 模糊的,睡眼惺忪的 . . . Good about Ron, isn’t it?” she saidblearily.
3 lurid
/ˈlʊrɪd/
adj. 艳丽而俗气的;可怕的 He had not noticed her at first because she was wearing aluridly flowered set of robes that blended only too well with the tablecloth on the desk behind her.
4 uncoil
/ʌnˈkɔɪl/
v. 展开,伸展开 Crookshanksuncoiled himself from an armchair and trotted to meet them, purring loudly, and when Harry, Ron, and Hermione took their three favorite chairs at the fireside he leapt lightly into Her
5 acid
/ˈæsɪd/
adj. 尖酸刻薄的 “Thank you for your support, Ron,” Hermione saidacidly.
6 flounce
/flaʊns/
v. 暴怒地走开,甩动 “There weren’t any such things as the Blibbering Humdinger or the Crumple-Horned Snorkack.” gave her a withering look andflounced away, radishes swinging madly.
7 traipse
/treɪps/
v. 闲荡,疲惫地走 Together theytraipsed across the vegetable patch.
8 slop
/slɑːp/
v. 溢出,泼洒 Ron came running toward him, beaming all over his face andslopping butterbeer down his front from the goblet he was clutching.
9 knobbly
/ˈnɑːbli/
adj. 多疙瘩的,凹凸不平的 ...looked like tiny pixieish creatures made of wood, each withknobbly brown arms and legs, two twiglike fingers at the end of each hand, and a funny, flat, barklike face in which a pair of beetle-br
10 guffaw
/ɡəˈfɔː/
v. 阵阵大笑,哄笑 Harry dropped it; Crabbe and Goyle, who had already beenguffawing at the idea of Hagrid being sacked, laughed still harder as the bowtruckle set off at full tilt toward the forest, a little, movi
11 clipboard
/ˈklɪpbɔːrd/
n. 写字夹板 ...people watching were laughing; Hermione, however, squared her shoulders and marched directly over to where Fred and George now stood withclipboards, closely observing the unconscious first years.
12 duel
/ˈduːəl/
v. 决斗 . . .” “He reckons hedueled with You-Know-Who.
CH 14 · Percy and Padfoot · 珀西与“大脚板”
#单词释义原文例句
1 aquiver
/əˈkwɪvər/
adj. 颤抖的,兴奋得发抖的 There were purple patches on his sunken, veined cheeks, his jowls wereaquiver and his thin gray hair disheveled; he had obviously run here.
2 consoling
/kənˈsoʊlɪŋ/
adj. 安慰的,慰藉的 “That was really unfair,” said Hermioneconsolingly, sitting down next to Harry and helping herself to shepherd’s pie.
3 untidy
/ʌnˈtaɪdi/
adj. 不整洁的,乱七八糟的 Ron, who had pelted toward the ground to catch the Quaffle before it landed, pulled diveuntidily, so that he slipped sideways on his broom, and returned to playing height, blushing.
4 admonitory
/ədˈmɑːnɪtɔːri/
adj. 警告的,劝诫的 “Who told you I was ordering Dungbombs?” Cho was looking from Harry to Filch, also frowning; the barn owl on her arm, tired of standing on one leg, gave anadmonitory hoot but she ignored it.
5 reproachful
/rɪˈproʊtʃfəl/
adj. 责备的,不满的 “You can put that down, I’ve got work for you!” Hedwig’s large round amber eyes gazedreproachfully at him over the dead frog clamped in her beak.
6 merpeople
/ˈmɜːrpiːpl/
n. 人鱼(总称) “Apparently she loathes part-humans; she campaigned to havemerpeople rounded up and tagged last year too.
7 dawdle
/ˈdɔːdl/
v. 闲荡,磨蹭 ...’re sending.” Feeling immensely thankful that he had notdawdled in posting off the letter, Harry said, “I can’t, it’s gone.” “Gone?” said Filch, his face contorting with rage.
8 accusing
/əˈkjuːzɪŋ/
adj. 指责的,谴责的 “You didn’t say you’d written to Sirius!” said Hermioneaccusingly.
9 contort
/kənˈtɔːrt/
v. 扭曲,使变形 ...ever it is you’re sending.” Feeling immensely thankful that he had not dawdled in posting off the letter, Harry said, “I can’t, it’s gone.” “Gone?” said Filch, his facecontorting with rage.
10 fraternize
/ˈfrætərnaɪz/
v. 结交,友善往来 I must tell you, Ron, that nothing could put you in danger of losing your badge more than continuedfraternization with that boy.
11 mew
/mjuː/
v. 喵喵叫 Mrs. Norris came trotting at his heels, gazing up at the owls overhead andmewing hungrily.
12 disconcerting
/ˌdɪskənˈsɜːrtɪŋ/
adj. 令人不安的,令人困惑的 “I would not go that way if I were you,” said Nearly Headless Nick, driftingdisconcertingly through a wall just ahead of him as he walked down the passage.
CH 15 · The Hogwarts High Inquisitor · 霍格沃茨高级调查官
#单词释义原文例句
1 inquiring
/ɪnˈkwaɪərɪŋ/
adj. 询问的,探询的 Dumbledore continued, “Tryouts for the House Quidditch teams will take place on the —” He broke off, lookinginquiringly at .
2 reparo
/ˈrepəroʊ/
n. 修复如初(魔咒) Reparo,” Harry muttered, pointing his wand at the broken pieces of china.
3 gutter
/ˈɡʌtər/
v. 摇曳,忽明忽暗 A light night breeze rattled the windowpanes behind Ron and the fireguttered.
4 gesticulate
/dʒeˈstɪkjuleɪt/
v. 做手势,比划 ...r temper with Umbridge,” said Hermione’s voice, while Fudgegesticulated forcefully from the front page, clearly giving some kind of speech.
5 sleek
/sliːk/
adj. 光滑的;圆滑的 Then — “I think another week’s detentions would do you some good, Mr. Potter,” said Umbridgesleekly.
6 goggle
/ˈɡɑːɡl/
v. 瞪大眼睛看 The Dursleysgoggled at him for a few seconds, then Aunt Petunia said, “You’re a nasty little liar.
7 breezy
/ˈbriːzi/
adj. 轻松的,活泼的 “ ’Fraid I can’t,” said Grubbly-Plankbreezily.
8 convulsive
/kənˈvʌlsɪv/
adj. 抽搐的,痉挛的 “I don’t understand you,” said Trelawney, clutchingconvulsively at the shawl around her scrawny neck.
9 hippogriff
/ˈhɪpəɡrɪf/
n. 鹰头马身有翼兽 ... man who had served twelve years wizard prison, Azkaban, escaped, attempted to commit the murder he had been convicted for first place, then gone on the run with a stolenhippogriff.
10 tart
/tɑːrt/
adj. 尖刻的,辛辣的 ...cy said evidence was your word and . . . I dunno . . . he didn’t think it was good enough.” “ takes the Daily Prophet seriously,” said Hermionetartly, and the others all nodded.
11 chortle
/ˈtʃɔːrtl/
v. 开心地笑,咯咯笑 . . .” Ronchortled as he opened his Dream Oracle.
12 scowl
/skaʊl/
v. 皱眉,沉下脸 . . .” Hescowled for a moment, then sighed.
CH 16 · In the Hog’s Head · 在猪头酒吧
#单词释义原文例句
1 aquiver
/əˈkwɪvər/
adj. 颤抖的,兴奋得发抖的 There were purple patches on his sunken, veined cheeks, his jowls wereaquiver and his thin gray hair disheveled; he had obviously run here.
2 pitying
/ˈpɪtiɪŋ/
adj. 同情的,怜悯的 “But,” said Ron, following Hermione along a row of quills in copper pots, “I thought Ginny fancied Harry!” Hermione looked at him ratherpityingly and shook her head.
3 exasperated
/ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/
adj. 恼怒的,恼火的 “Harry, dear, if you’ll just tiptoe across the hall, it’s through this door here —” CRASH. “Tonks!” cried Mrs. Weasleyexasperatedly, turning to look behind her.
4 imprecation
/ˌɪmpreeˈkeɪʃn/
n. 诅咒,咒骂 ...arry and then said in an undertone, while Ron was mutteringimprecations about Michael Corner, “And talking about Michael and Ginny . . . what about Cho and you?” “What d’you mean?” said Harry
5 merpeople
/ˈmɜːrpiːpl/
n. 人鱼(总称) “Apparently she loathes part-humans; she campaigned to havemerpeople rounded up and tagged last year too.
6 bracing
/ˈbreɪsɪŋ/
adj. 令人振奋的,提神的 “At least you’ve known what’s been going on,” he saidbracingly.
7 testy
/ˈtesti/
adj. 暴躁的,易怒的 “Stupid idiot . . . he joined the Death Eaters.” “You’re kidding!” “Come on, Harry, haven’t you enough of this house to tell what kind of wizards my family were?” said Siriustestily.
8 reproachful
/rɪˈproʊtʃfəl/
adj. 责备的,不满的 ...at that house-elf ’s been doing for the last ten years —” Hermione’s face was half concealed by a tea towel but Harry distinctly saw her throw areproachful look at Mrs. Weasley at these words.
9 protuberant
/proʊˈtuːbərənt/
adj. 突出的,鼓起的 She had straggly, waistlength, dirty-blond hair, very pale eyebrows, andprotuberant eyes that gave her a permanently surprised look.
10 slop
/slɑːp/
v. 溢出,泼洒 Cho’s friend shrieked andslopped butterbeer down herself, Terry Boot gave a kind of involuntary twitch, Padma Patil shuddered, and Neville gave an odd yelp that he managed to turn into a cough.
11 accusing
/əˈkjuːzɪŋ/
adj. 指责的,谴责的 “You didn’t say you’d written to Sirius!” said Hermioneaccusingly.
12 sidle
/ˈsaɪdl/
v. 侧身而行,悄悄靠近 Several times, Kreachersidled into the room and attempted to smuggle things away under his loincloth, muttering horrible curses every time they caught him at it.
CH 17 · Educational Decree Number Twenty-four · 第二十四号教育令
#单词释义原文例句
1 spellbook
/ˈspelˌbʊk/
n. 咒语书,魔法书 ... covered everything else on there — the lists of secondhandspellbooks for sale, the regular reminders of school rules from Argus Filch, the Quidditch team training schedule, the offers to barter
2 imploring
/ɪmˈplɔːrɪŋ/
adj. 恳求的,哀求的 ...eep playing, wont it?” “Don’t rise,” Hermione whisperedimploringly to Harry and Ron, who were both watching Malfoy, faces set and fists clenched.
3 bleary
/ˈblɪri/
adj. 模糊的,睡眼惺忪的 . . . Good about Ron, isn’t it?” she saidblearily.
4 thestral
/ˈθestrəl/
n. 夜骐(隐形飞马) . . .Thestrals will sometimes go for birds, of course, but got thestrals well trained not to touch owls . . .” Harry neither knew nor cared what thestrals were, he jus...
5 jerky
/ˈdʒɜːrki/
adj. 颠簸的,不平稳的 “I heard — that awful boy — telling her about them — years ago,” she saidjerkily.
6 chorus
/ˈkɔːrəs/
v. 齐声说,异口同声 “Hi,”chorusedHarry, Ron, and Hermione, all three kneeling down upon the hearthrug.
7 congeal
/kənˈdʒiːl/
v. 凝固,凝结 Harry hastily dropped his gaze to his potion, which was nowcongealing foully and giving off a strong smell of burned rubber.
8 flounce
/flaʊns/
v. 暴怒地走开,甩动 “There weren’t any such things as the Blibbering Humdinger or the Crumple-Horned Snorkack.” gave her a withering look andflounced away, radishes swinging madly.
9 malevolent
/məˈlevələnt/
adj. 恶毒的,怀恶意的 The elf straightened up, eyeing them all verymalevolently, and apparently convinced that they could not hear him as he continued to mutter.
10 skive
/skaɪv/
v. (英俚)偷懒,逃学 “Hogwarts prefects surely don’t wish toskive off lessons?” “Look what we’ve got today,” said Ron grumpily, shoving his schedule under Fred’s nose.
11 staffroom
/ˈstæfruːm/
n. 教员室,教师办公室 Two stone gargoyles flanked thestaffroom door.
12 snuffle
/ˈsnʌfl/
v. 抽鼻子,鼻塞声 Snuffles,” said Harry quietly.
CH 18 · Dumbledore’s Army · 邓布利多军
#单词释义原文例句
1 towel
/ˈtaʊəl/
v. 用毛巾擦干 Harry could hear them complaining in low voices as hetoweled his hair dry.
2 reproachful
/rɪˈproʊtʃfəl/
adj. 责备的,不满的 “You can put that down, I’ve got work for you!” Hedwig’s large round amber eyes gazedreproachfully at him over the dead frog clamped in her beak.
3 testy
/ˈtesti/
adj. 暴躁的,易怒的 “Stupid idiot . . . he joined the Death Eaters.” “You’re kidding!” “Come on, Harry, haven’t you enough of this house to tell what kind of wizards my family were?” said Siriustestily.
4 sour
/ˈsaʊər/
adj. 酸溜溜的;脾气坏的 ...re still here because they made lovely, respectable pure-blood marriages, but Andromeda married a Muggleborn, Ted Tonks, so —” Sirius mimed blasting the tapestry with a wand and laughedsourly.
5 peashooter
/ˈpiːʃuːtər/
n. 玩具豆枪,射豆枪 . . .” Peeves floated over them on his stomach,peashooter at the ready; automatically all three of them lifted their bags to cover their heads until he had passed.
6 caw
/kɔː/
v. 乌鸦叫,呱呱叫 Today, with the room full of croaking bullfrogs andcawing ravens, and with a heavy downpour of rain clattering and pounding against the classroom windows, Harry, Ron, and Hermione’s whispered dis
7 halfhearted
/ˌhæfˈhɑːrtɪd/
adj. 半心半意的,不热心的 So — everyone who thinks Harry ought to be our leader?” Everybody put up their hands, even Zacharias Smith, though he did it veryhalfheartedly.
8 waggle
/ˈwæɡl/
v. 来回摇摆,摆动 “Hmm,” said Grubbly-Plank, her pipewaggling slightly as she talked.
9 lovage
/ˈlʌvɪdʒ/
n. 独活草(香草) Midnight came and went while Harry was reading and rereading a passage about the uses of scurvy-grass,lovage, and sneezewort and not taking in a word of it.
10 thundery
/ˈθʌndəri/
adj. 有雷的,要打雷的 The sky was a deep,thundery gray and it was a relief to gain the warmth and light of the changing rooms, even if they knew the respite was only temporary.
11 squelch
/skweltʃ/
v. 咯吱作响地踩,扑哧响 Theysquelched through the deepening mud to the middle of the pitch; visibility was still very poor even with the Impervius Charm; light was fading fast and curtains of rain were sweeping the grou
12 knobbly
/ˈnɑːbli/
adj. 多疙瘩的,凹凸不平的 ...looked like tiny pixieish creatures made of wood, each withknobbly brown arms and legs, two twiglike fingers at the end of each hand, and a funny, flat, barklike face in which a pair of beetle-br
CH 19 · The Lion and the Serpent · 狮与蛇
#单词释义原文例句
1 simper
/ˈsɪmpər/
v. 傻笑,媚笑 “Thank you, Headmaster,” simpered, “for those kind words of welcome.” Her voice was high-pitched
2 poisonous
/ˈpɔɪzənəs/
adj. 有毒的;恶毒的 “May I help, McGonagall?” asked in her mostpoisonously sweet voice.
3 fussy
/ˈfʌsi/
adj. 大惊小怪的,挑剔的 . . . Ah yes . . .” She had pulled out a piece of parchment that she now unfurled, clearing her throatfussily before starting to read what it said.
4 bracing
/ˈbreɪsɪŋ/
adj. 令人振奋的,提神的 “At least you’ve known what’s been going on,” he saidbracingly.
5 testy
/ˈtesti/
adj. 暴躁的,易怒的 “Stupid idiot . . . he joined the Death Eaters.” “You’re kidding!” “Come on, Harry, haven’t you enough of this house to tell what kind of wizards my family were?” said Siriustestily.
6 numb
/nʌm/
adj. 麻木的,迟钝的 . . .” Harry watchednumbly as the large chattering group took their beers from Fred and rummaged in their robes to find coins.
7 croaky
/ˈkroʊki/
adj. 嘶哑的,声音沙哑的 “What the devil do you mean by it, boy?” asked Uncle Vernon in acroaky voice that trembled with fury.
8 questioning
/ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/
adj. 疑问的,探询的 He looked at herquestioningly, but she merely shook her head slightly to indicate that she was not about to answer questions, and continued to stare at , who was looking just as
9 snowcapped
/ˈsnoʊkæpt/
adj. 积雪盖顶的 ...d a pale, pearly gray, the mountains around Hogwarts becamesnowcapped, and the temperature castle dropped so far that many students wore their thick protective dragon skin gloves co
10 lofty
/ˈlɔːfti/
adj. 高傲的,傲慢的 “Not a very convincing witness,” said Fudgeloftily.
11 pigsty
/ˈpɪɡstaɪ/
n. 猪圈;肮脏的地方 ... what your mother’s house stank like, Potter, and Weasley’spigsty reminds you of it —” Harry was not aware of releasing George, all he knew was that a second later both of them were sprinting
12 catcall
/ˈkætkɔːl/
n. 嘘声,尖叫声 ...m for the bright sunlight of the pitch it was to a storm ofcatcalls and jeers from the Slytherin Quidditch team and assorted hangers-on, who were grouped halfway up the empty stands and whose voi
CH 20 · Hagrid’s Tale · 海格的故事
#单词释义原文例句
1 cagy
/ˈkeɪdʒi/
adj. 谨慎的,小心提防的 “You had to act like Muggles all the way?” “Well, not exactly all the way,” said Hagridcagily.
2 imperturbable
/ˌɪmpərˈtɜːrbəbl/
adj. 沉着的,不易激动的 “Didn’ speak English.” “You’re kidding!” “Didn’ matter,” said Hagridimperturbably, “Dumbledore had warned us tha’ migh’ happen.
3 spellwork
/ˈspelwɜːrk/
n. 施咒,魔法操作 “She pulled out her wand an’ did some o’ the fastes’spellworkI’ve ever .
4 earflap
/ˈɪrflæp/
n. 护耳(帽上的) was standing doorway wearing her green tweed cloak and a matching hat withearflaps.
5 unobscured
/ˌʌnəbˈskjʊrd/
adj. 未被遮住的,清晰的 “But — why couldn’t you just grab a Portkey or something?” There was an odd expression in unobscured eye as he squinted at Ron; it was almost pitying.
6 haversack
/ˈhævərsæk/
n. 背包,帆布背包 “Well, I on’y jus’ got back,” said Hagrid, waving an enormous hand at thehaversack.
7 gruff
/ɡrʌf/
adj. 粗哑的;生硬的 “Come here, boy,” said Moodygruffly, beckoning Harry toward him with his wand.
8 sleek
/sliːk/
adj. 光滑的;圆滑的 Then — “I think another week’s detentions would do you some good, Mr. Potter,” said Umbridgesleekly.
9 genial
/ˈdʒiːniəl/
adj. 亲切的,和蔼的 ...d Hermione urgently, dropping all pretense, “ won’t be at all happy if you bring anything to class that’s too dangerous —” “Dangerous?” said Hagrid, lookinggenially bemused.
10 bald
/bɔːld/
adj. 直截了当地,露骨地 “Found ’em,” said Hagridbaldly.
11 knobbly
/ˈnɑːbli/
adj. 多疙瘩的,凹凸不平的 ...looked like tiny pixieish creatures made of wood, each withknobbly brown arms and legs, two twiglike fingers at the end of each hand, and a funny, flat, barklike face in which a pair of beetle-br
12 lame
/leɪm/
adj. 无力地,站不住脚的 And that . . . that was what happened,” Mrs. Figg finished, somewhatlamely.
CH 21 · The Eye of the Snake · 蛇之眼
#单词释义原文例句
1 drowse
/draʊz/
v. 打瞌睡,昏昏欲睡 . . . He was alive butdrowsing. . . sitting in front of a door at the end of the corridor . . . Harry longed to bite the man . . . but he must ma
2 lopsided
/ˌlɑːpˈsaɪdɪd/
adj. 歪斜的,不平衡的 ...ng corridor, with various posters of Quidditch teams tackedlopsidedly on the walls; one of the wizards lift, who was carrying an armful of broomsticks, extricated himself with difficulty a
3 bedcover
/ˈbedkʌvər/
n. 床罩,被褥 Every inch of his body was covered in icy sweat; hisbedcovers were twisted all around him like a straitjacket; he felt as though a white-hot poker was being applied to his forehead.
4 chimaera
/kaɪˈmɪrə/
n. 凯米拉(神话怪兽) ...g nobody in their right mind would rather study knarls thanchimaeras— oh I don’t think he’s got a chimaera,” she added at the appalled look on Harry and Ron’s faces, “but that’s not for lack of
5 reproachful
/rɪˈproʊtʃfəl/
adj. 责备的,不满的 ...at that house-elf ’s been doing for the last ten years —” Hermione’s face was half concealed by a tea towel but Harry distinctly saw her throw areproachful look at Mrs. Weasley at these words.
6 snigger
/ˈsnɪɡər/
v. 窃笑,暗笑 “She’s got a job at Gringotts to eemprove ’er Eeenglish —” “— and Bill’s been giving her a lot of private lessons,”sniggeredFred.
7 nasty
/ˈnæsti/
adj. 恶毒的,令人不快的 “And they’ll sentence you there?” “I suppose so.” “I won’t give up hope, then,” said Uncle Vernonnastily.
8 retch
/retʃ/
v. 干呕,作呕 Heretched again and Ron leapt backward way.
9 fistful
/ˈfɪstfʊl/
n. 一把,一握 ...e loads of Chocolate Frog cards, look !” And she pulled outfistfuls of cards from inside her robes and threw them into the air, and then turned into Hermione, who said, “You did promise her, you
10 chimaera
/kaɪˈmɪrə/
n. 凯米拉(神话怪兽) ...r study knarls than chimaeras — oh I don’t think he’s got achimaera,” she added at the appalled look on Harry and Ron’s faces, “but that’s not for lack of trying from what he said about how hard
11 muffle
/ˈmʌfl/
v. 使声音降低,裹住 Unheard by any of them muffling snow, Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle were walking along right behind them.
12 hoot
/huːt/
v. 猫头鹰叫;汽笛鸣 Hedwighooted glumly from the top of the wardrobe.
CH 22 · St. Mungo’s Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries · 圣芒戈魔法伤病医院
#单词释义原文例句
1 soapsuds
/ˈsoʊpsʌdz/
n. 肥皂泡沫 ... and along the narrow corridor , which was lined with more portraits of famous Healers and lit by crystal bubbles full of candles that floated up on the ceiling, looking like giantsoapsuds.
2 mulish
/ˈmjuːlɪʃ/
adj. 固执的,像骡子的 ...rse we can go to if we want,” said Fred, with amulish expression, “he’s our dad!” “And how are you going to explain how you knew Arthur was attacked before the hospital even let hi
3 headmistress
/ˈhedmɪstrəs/
n. 女校长 The portraits of old headmasters andheadmistresses covering the walls were all snoozing in their frames.
4 cross
/krɔːs/
adj. 生气的,易怒的 ...,” retorted Ron, “if that means we’re supposed to get matey with the Slytherins, fat chance.” “Well, I think it’s a pity we’re not trying for a bit of inter-House unity,” said Hermionecrossly.
5 jinx
/dʒɪŋks/
n. 厄运咒,霉运 “He tricks,jinxes, and blackmails them.
6 sedate
/sɪˈdeɪt/
adj. 安静的,平稳的 Mr. Weasley was bleeding as they walked along sosedately, and what if those fangs (Harry tried hard not to think “my fangs”) had been poisonous?
7 meditative
/ˈmedɪteɪtɪv/
adj. 沉思的,冥想般的 There was a pause in which Dumbledore leaned back and staredmeditatively at the ceiling.
8 tinkle
/ˈtɪŋkl/
v. 叮当响 The instrumenttinkled into life at once with rhythmic clinking noises.
9 malevolent
/məˈlevələnt/
adj. 恶毒的,怀恶意的 The elf straightened up, eyeing them all verymalevolently, and apparently convinced that they could not hear him as he continued to mutter.
10 clang
/klæŋ/
v. 发出叮当声 The doorsclanged shut yet again.
11 disfigurement
/dɪsˈfɪɡjərmənt/
n. 毁容,缺陷 ...ut-of-date copies of Witch Weekly, others sporting gruesomedisfigurements such as elephant trunks or extra hands sticking their chests.
12 apprehensive
/ˌæprɪˈhensɪv/
adj. 忧虑的,担心的 If one of us is killed —” “Is that likely?” Harry askedapprehensively, but Moody ignored him.
CH 23 · Christmas on the Closed Ward · 封闭病房的圣诞节
#单词释义原文例句
1 imploring
/ɪmˈplɔːrɪŋ/
adj. 恳求的,哀求的 ...eep playing, wont it?” “Don’t rise,” Hermione whisperedimploringly to Harry and Ron, who were both watching Malfoy, faces set and fists clenched.
2 nettled
/ˈnetld/
adj. 被激怒的,烦恼的 ...” “We wanted to talk to you, Harry,” said Ginny, “but as you’ve been hiding ever since we got back —” “I didn’t want anyone to talk to me,” said Harry, who was feeling more and morenettled.
3 infernal
/ɪnˈfɜːrnl/
adj. 可恶的,地狱般的 Young people are soinfernally convinced that they are absolutely right about everything.
4 mirthless
/ˈmɜːrθləs/
adj. 无笑意的,冷淡的 ...your skin back together,” said Mrs. Weasley with a snort ofmirthless laughter, “but even you, Arthur, wouldn’t be that stupid —” “I fancy a cup of tea too,” said Harry, jumping to his feet.
5 reproachful
/rɪˈproʊtʃfəl/
adj. 责备的,不满的 ...at that house-elf ’s been doing for the last ten years —” Hermione’s face was half concealed by a tea towel but Harry distinctly saw her throw areproachful look at Mrs. Weasley at these words.
6 popinjay
/ˈpɑːpɪndʒeɪ/
n. 自负的家伙,花花公子 Has it not occurred to you, my poor puffed-uppopinjay, that there might be an excellent reason why the headmaster of Hogwarts is not confiding every tiny detail of his plans to you?
7 snakelike
/ˈsneɪklaɪk/
adj. 蛇一般的,蜿蜒的 . . .Snakelike, in fact . . .” Mr. Weasley gripped Harry’s shoulder in warning.
8 totter
/ˈtɑːtər/
v. 蹒跚,跌跌撞撞地走 Mrs. Figgtottered along in front of them, peering anxiously around the corner.
9 glint
/ɡlɪnt/
v. 闪烁,发微光 ...less, the golden thread with which it was embroidered stillglinted brightly enough to show them a sprawling family tree dating back (as far as Harry could tell) to the Middle Ages.
10 hippogriff
/ˈhɪpəɡrɪf/
n. 鹰头马身有翼兽 ... man who had served twelve years wizard prison, Azkaban, escaped, attempted to commit the murder he had been convicted for first place, then gone on the run with a stolenhippogriff.
11 prickle
/ˈprɪkəl/
v. 刺痛 n. 刺 He awoke abruptly with his scarprickling to find Ron already dressed and talking to him.
12 regal
/ˈriːɡl/
adj. 帝王般的,庄严的 “And you two are clearly Weasleys,” Mrs. Longbottom continued, proffering her handregally to Ron and Ginny in turn.
CH 24 · Occlumency · 大脑封闭术
#单词释义原文例句
1 docile
/ˈdɑːsl/
adj. 驯服的,温顺的 ...ring had subsided somewhat, and he submitted to orders moredocilely than usual, though once or twice Harry caught the house-elf staring avidly at him, always looking quickly away when he saw that
2 silky
/ˈsɪlki/
adj. 柔和地;圆滑地 “Why you?” “I suppose because it is a headmaster’s privilege to delegate less enjoyable tasks,” said Snapesilkily.
3 unblinking
/ʌnˈblɪŋkɪŋ/
adj. 目不转睛的,不动声色的 “Ah, yes,” said Bode, surveying Harryunblinkingly.
4 clunk
/klʌŋk/
v. 发出沉闷撞击声 Then somethingclunked into place.
5 bedstead
/ˈbedsted/
n. 床架 It had been evening the last time Harry had traveled by Knight Bus and its three decks had been full of brassbedsteads.
6 foul
/faʊl/
adj. 难闻地;邪恶地 Harry hastily dropped his gaze to his potion, which was now congealingfoully and giving off a strong smell of burned rubber.
7 sleek
/sliːk/
adj. 光滑的;圆滑的 Then — “I think another week’s detentions would do you some good, Mr. Potter,” said Umbridgesleekly.
8 malevolent
/məˈlevələnt/
adj. 恶毒的,怀恶意的 The elf straightened up, eyeing them all verymalevolently, and apparently convinced that they could not hear him as he continued to mutter.
9 waspish
/ˈwɑːspɪʃ/
adj. 刻薄的,暴躁的 ...hose voice, by contrast, was becoming more and more quietlywaspish, “but by all means stay, Black, I know you like to feel . . . involved.” “What’s that supposed to mean?” said Sirius, lettin
10 goggle
/ˈɡɑːɡl/
v. 瞪大眼睛看 The Dursleysgoggled at him for a few seconds, then Aunt Petunia said, “You’re a nasty little liar.
11 genial
/ˈdʒiːniəl/
adj. 亲切的,和蔼的 ...d Hermione urgently, dropping all pretense, “ won’t be at all happy if you bring anything to class that’s too dangerous —” “Dangerous?” said Hagrid, lookinggenially bemused.
12 mullion
/ˈmʌliən/
adj. 有竖框的(窗户) ...ther students, nearly all of them fifth years, sat at lamp-lit tables nearby, noses close to books, quills scratching feverishly, while the sky outside themullioned windows grew steadily blacker....
CH 25 · The Beetle at Bay · 走投无路的“甲虫”
#单词释义原文例句
1 wondering
/ˈwʌndərɪŋ/
adj. 疑惑的,惊奇的 “Merlin’s beard,” said Mr. Weasleywonderingly, pulling Harry aside to let them all pass, “you were tried by the full court?” “I think so,” said Harry quietly.
2 withering
/ˈwɪðərɪŋ/
adj. 尖刻的,令人难堪的 “ ‘Important stories he thinks the public needs to know’?” she saidwitheringly.
3 nettled
/ˈnetld/
adj. 被激怒的,烦恼的 ...” “We wanted to talk to you, Harry,” said Ginny, “but as you’ve been hiding ever since we got back —” “I didn’t want anyone to talk to me,” said Harry, who was feeling more and morenettled.
4 prickle
/ˈprɪkəl/
v. 刺痛 n. 刺 Often the old scar on his foreheadprickled uncomfortably, but he did not fool himself that Ron or Hermione or Sirius would find that very interesting anymore.
5 nightmarish
/ˈnaɪtməriʃ/
adj. 噩梦般的,可怕的 I mean, you saw it happen, d-didn’t you?” Everything was goingnightmarishly wrong; Roger Davies’ girlfriend had even unglued herself to look around at Cho crying.
6 untruthful
/ˌʌnˈtruːθfəl/
adj. 不诚实的,虚假的 “Er . . . yeah,” said Harryuntruthfully.
7 goggle
/ˈɡɑːɡl/
v. 瞪大眼睛看 Uncle Vernon wasgoggling at her.
8 jinx
/dʒɪŋks/
n. 厄运咒,霉运 “He tricks,jinxes, and blackmails them.
9 airiness
/ˈeriinəs/
n. 轻松,漫不经心 “Fine, fine,” said Hagrid with a feeble assumption ofairiness; he waved a hand and narrowly missed concussing a frightened-looking Vector, who was passing.
10 protuberant
/proʊˈtuːbərənt/
adj. 突出的,鼓起的 She had straggly, waistlength, dirty-blond hair, very pale eyebrows, andprotuberant eyes that gave her a permanently surprised look.
11 staffroom
/ˈstæfruːm/
n. 教员室,教师办公室 Two stone gargoyles flanked thestaffroom door.
12 shrill
/ʃrɪl/
adj. 尖锐的,刺耳的 ...thrown unceremoniously into a sack by Sirius, and the same fate met a set of old photographs in tarnished silver frames, all of whose occupants squealedshrilly as the glass covering them smashed.
CH 26 · Seen and Unforeseen · 可见与不可见
#单词释义原文例句
1 reparo
/ˈrepəroʊ/
n. 修复如初(魔咒) Reparo,” Harry muttered, pointing his wand at the broken pieces of china.
2 protego
/ˈproʊteɡoʊ/
n. 盔甲护身(魔咒) Protego!” Snape staggered; his wand flew upward, away from Harry — and suddenly Harry’s mind was teeming with mem...
3 overemotional
/ˌoʊvərɪˈmoʊʃənl/
adj. 过于情绪化的 ...nt air of one explaining that one plus one equals two to anoveremotional toddler, “you shouldn’t have told her that you wanted to meet me halfway through your date.” “But, but,” spluttered Ha
4 glimmer
/ˈɡlɪmər/
v. 发微光,闪烁 ...rpet of a long, gloomy hallway, where a cobwebby chandelierglimmered overhead and age-blackened portraits hung crooked on the walls.
5 disconsolate
/dɪsˈkɑːnsələt/
adj. 忧郁的,孤独凄凉的 . . .” George yawned widely and looked outdisconsolately at the cloudy night sky.
6 prickle
/ˈprɪkəl/
v. 刺痛 n. 刺 He awoke abruptly with his scarprickling to find Ron already dressed and talking to him.
7 furl
/fɜːrl/
v. 卷起,收拢 Out rolled a tightlyfurled copy of March’s edition of The Quibbler.
8 paroxysm
/ˈpærəksɪzəm/
n. 突发,阵发(笑、怒等) ...rrassing us.” But she stood and watched, with an expression of gloating enjoyment, as Trelawney shuddered and moaned, rocking backward and forward on her trunk inparoxysms of grief.
9 shrill
/ʃrɪl/
adj. 尖锐的,刺耳的 ...thrown unceremoniously into a sack by Sirius, and the same fate met a set of old photographs in tarnished silver frames, all of whose occupants squealedshrilly as the glass covering them smashed.
10 benign
/bɪˈnaɪn/
adj. 慈祥的,温和的 was standing stock-still, staring at Dumbledore, who continued to smilebenignly.
11 pockmarked
/ˈpɑːkmɑːrkt/
adj. 有麻点的,麻脸的 ...s affliction of the skin, young master, that will leave youpockmarked and more gruesome even than you are now —” “Watch who you’re calling gruesome!” said Ron, his ears turning red.
12 curtained
/ˈkɜːrtənd/
adj. 挂着窗帘的 Harry preferred Little Whinging by night, when thecurtained windows made patches of jewel-bright colors darkness and he ran no danger of hearing disapproving mutters about his “delinquent”
CH 27 · The Centaur and the Sneak · 马人与告密者
#单词释义原文例句
1 gambol
/ˈɡæmbəl/
v. 欢跳,蹦跳嬉戏 . . . But it was definitely something hairy, Harry!” Hermione’s Patronus, a shining silver otter, wasgamboling around her.
2 shirtsleeve
/ˈʃɜːrtsliːv/
n. 衬衫袖子 “Well, Minerva,” said Fudge nastily, straightening his tornshirtsleeve, “I’m afraid this is the end of your friend Dumbledore.” “You think so, do you?” said McGonagall scornfully.
3 silky
/ˈsɪlki/
adj. 柔和地;圆滑地 “Why you?” “I suppose because it is a headmaster’s privilege to delegate less enjoyable tasks,” said Snapesilkily.
4 unblinking
/ʌnˈblɪŋkɪŋ/
adj. 目不转睛的,不动声色的 “Ah, yes,” said Bode, surveying Harryunblinkingly.
5 thestral
/ˈθestrəl/
n. 夜骐(隐形飞马) . . .Thestrals will sometimes go for birds, of course, but got thestrals well trained not to touch owls . . .” Harry neither knew nor cared what thestrals were, he jus...
6 snakelike
/ˈsneɪklaɪk/
adj. 蛇一般的,蜿蜒的 . . .Snakelike, in fact . . .” Mr. Weasley gripped Harry’s shoulder in warning.
7 sham
/ʃæm/
v. 假装,冒充 The portraits of old headmasters and mistresses were notshamming sleep tonight.
8 thud
/θʌd/
v. 砰然落下,闷响 The stereo in eleventhudded on.
9 nasty
/ˈnæsti/
adj. 恶毒的,令人不快的 “And they’ll sentence you there?” “I suppose so.” “I won’t give up hope, then,” said Uncle Vernonnastily.
10 gruff
/ɡrʌf/
adj. 粗哑的;生硬的 “Come here, boy,” said Moodygruffly, beckoning Harry toward him with his wand.
11 jubilant
/ˈdʒuːbɪlənt/
adj. 欢呼的,兴高采烈的 “It’s him!” she saidjubilantly at the sight of Harry on the floor.
12 wastepaper
/ˈweɪstpeɪpər/
n. 废纸 . . .” Harry swept the last of the droppings into a rubbish bag and threw the bag over Ron’s head into thewastepaper basket corner, which swallowed it and belched loudly.
CH 28 · Snape’s Worst Memory · 斯内普最糟糕的回忆
#单词释义原文例句
1 gambol
/ˈɡæmbəl/
v. 欢跳,蹦跳嬉戏 . . . But it was definitely something hairy, Harry!” Hermione’s Patronus, a shining silver otter, wasgamboling around her.
2 schoolbag
/ˈskuːlbæɡ/
n. 书包 . . .” They collected theirschoolbags from a corner and returned to the chairs by the fire.
3 soapsuds
/ˈsoʊpsʌdz/
n. 肥皂泡沫 ... and along the narrow corridor , which was lined with more portraits of famous Healers and lit by crystal bubbles full of candles that floated up on the ceiling, looking like giantsoapsuds.
4 pyrotechnic
/ˌpaɪrəˈteknɪk/
adj. 烟火(制造)的 ...selves out, fading from sight, or fizzling to a halt, thesepyrotechnical miracles seemed to be gaining in energy and momentum the longer he watched.
5 impedimenta
/ɪmˌpedɪˈmentə/
n. 行李,累赘(障碍咒) Impedimenta!” he said, pointing his wand at Snape, who was knocked off his feet, halfway through a dive toward his own fallen wand.
6 scud
/skʌd/
v. 疾行,掠过 ...reat Hall, but Harry had barely glimpsed today’s ceiling ofscudding white clouds when somebody tapped him on the shoulder and, turning, he found himself almost nose to nose with Filch, the careta
7 swearword
/ˈswerwɜːrd/
n. 骂人的话,脏话 Sparklers were writingswearwords in midair of their own accord.
8 hex
/heks/
n./v. 咒语;施咒 ...ing off with that stupid Snitch, walking down corridors andhexing anyone who annoys you just because you can — I’m surprised your broomstick can get off the ground with that fat head on it.
9 hourglass
/ˈaʊərɡlæs/
n. 沙漏 He and George had just come down the marble staircase and joined Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ernie in front of thehourglasses.
10 pleading
/ˈpliːdɪŋ/
adj. 恳求的,哀求的 “Sirius, he’s not right head,” said Hermionepleadingly, “I don’t think he realizes we can hear him.” “He’s been alone too long,” said Sirius, “taking mad orders from my mother’s portra
11 moody
/ˈmuːdi/
adj. moody 情绪多变的,忧郁的 When he reached the swings he sank onto that and his friends had not yet managed to break, coiled one arm around the chain, and staredmoodily at the ground.
12 sinister
/ˈsɪnɪstər/
adj. 邪恶的,不祥的 She then bustled around the desk with it, smiling insinisterly sweet fashion.
CH 29 · Career Advice · 职业建议
#单词释义原文例句
1 simper
/ˈsɪmpər/
v. 傻笑,媚笑 “Thank you, Headmaster,” simpered, “for those kind words of welcome.” Her voice was high-pitched
2 rewrap
/ˌriːˈræp/
v. 重新包装 ...nto the table; it had clearly been unwrapped and carelesslyrewrapped, and there was a scribbled note across it in red ink, reading inspected and passed by .
3 teensy
/ˈtiːnsi/
adj. 极小的,微小的 “I just wondered whether I could make theteensiest interruption, Minerva?” “I daresay you’ll find you can,” said McGonagall through tightly gritted teeth.
4 breezy
/ˈbriːzi/
adj. 轻松的,活泼的 The weather grewbreezier, brighter, and warmer as the holidays passed, but Harry was stuck with the rest of the fifth and seventh years, who were all trapped inside, traipsing back and forth to t
5 bell
/bel/
v. 系铃于,装铃 ...d never take an order from a student before, swept hisbelled hat from his head and sprang to a salute as Fred and George wheeled about to tumultuous applause from the students below and sped
6 sore
/sɔːr/
adj. 疼痛的,痛心的 ...ime to feel awkward or embarrassed; his knees were becomingsorer by , and he guessed that five minutes had already passed from the start of the diversion — George had only guaranteed hi
7 bracing
/ˈbreɪsɪŋ/
adj. 令人振奋的,提神的 “At least you’ve known what’s been going on,” he saidbracingly.
8 hex
/heks/
n./v. 咒语;施咒 ...ing off with that stupid Snitch, walking down corridors andhexing anyone who annoys you just because you can — I’m surprised your broomstick can get off the ground with that fat head on it.
9 gruff
/ɡrʌf/
adj. 粗哑的;生硬的 “Come here, boy,” said Moodygruffly, beckoning Harry toward him with his wand.
10 furl
/fɜːrl/
v. 卷起,收拢 Out rolled a tightlyfurled copy of March’s edition of The Quibbler.
11 schoolbag
/ˈskuːlbæɡ/
n. 书包 . . .” He dumped the toad into Harry’s lap and took a quill from hisschoolbag.
12 brusque
/brʌsk/
adj. 唐突的,粗鲁的 “Here,” said Kingsleybrusquely to Mr. Weasley, shoving a sheaf of parchment into his hand, “I need as much information as possible on flying Muggle vehicles sighted last twelve months.
CH 30 · Grawp · 格洛普
#单词释义原文例句
1 knotgrass
/ˈnɑːtɡræs/
n. 萹蓄(蔓草) “Hold it,” said Hagrid abruptly, just as Harry and Hermione were struggling through a patch of thickknotgrass behind him.
2 reparo
/ˈrepəroʊ/
n. 修复如初(魔咒) Reparo,” Harry muttered, pointing his wand at the broken pieces of china.
3 quiverful
/ˈkwɪvərfʊl/
n. 满箭袋,一壶箭 Like Hagrid, he was armed: Aquiverful of arrows and a long bow were slung over his shoulders.
4 disbelieving
/ˌdɪsbɪˈliːvɪŋ/
adj. 怀疑的,难以置信的 “P- Lupin?” he saiddisbelievingly.
5 niffler
/ˈnɪflər/
n. 嗅嗅(寻宝小妖) “What makes you think —” “Umbridge reckons it was me that put tha’niffler in her office.” “And was it?” said Harry, before he could stop himself.
6 agitated
/ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd/
adj. 焦躁的,不安的 “What do you think you’re going to do with a violent giant who doesn’t even want to be here!” “Well, now — ‘violent’ — tha’s a bit harsh,” said Hagrid, still twisting his handsagitatedly.
7 bleary
/ˈblɪri/
adj. 模糊的,睡眼惺忪的 . . . Good about Ron, isn’t it?” she saidblearily.
8 thestral
/ˈθestrəl/
n. 夜骐(隐形飞马) . . .Thestrals will sometimes go for birds, of course, but got thestrals well trained not to touch owls . . .” Harry neither knew nor cared what thestrals were, he jus...
9 lovable
/ˈlʌvəbl/
adj. 可爱的,讨人喜欢的 . . . How could Hagrid, even with his immense capacity to delude himself that fanged monsters werelovably harmless, fool himself that would ever be fit to mix with humans?
10 runt
/rʌnt/
n. 矮小动物 adj. 矮小的 ... producin’ good big kids, and he’s always been a bit on therunty side fer a giant — on’y sixteen foot —” “Oh yes, tiny!” said Hermione, with a kind of hysterical sarcasm.
11 horsewhip
/ˈhɔːrswɪp/
n. 马鞭 Filch prowled the corridors with ahorsewhip ready in his hands, desperate to catch miscreants, but the problem was that there were now so many of them that he did not know which way to turn.
12 testy
/ˈtesti/
adj. 暴躁的,易怒的 “Stupid idiot . . . he joined the Death Eaters.” “You’re kidding!” “Come on, Harry, haven’t you enough of this house to tell what kind of wizards my family were?” said Siriustestily.
CH 31 · O.W.L. 普通巫师等级考试
#单词释义原文例句
1 bald
/bɔːld/
adj. 秃头的;直截了当的 ...e pointed Harry toward what looked like the very oldest andbaldest examiner, who was sitting behind a small table in a far corner, a short distance from Marchbanks, who was halfway thro...
2 placatory
/ˈpleɪkətɔːri/
adj. 安抚的,和解的 ...idn’t see me make any of those saves?” S “Well — no,” said Hermione, stretching out aplacatory hand toward him.
3 niffler
/ˈnɪflər/
n. 嗅嗅(寻宝小妖) “What makes you think —” “Umbridge reckons it was me that put tha’niffler in her office.” “And was it?” said Harry, before he could stop himself.
4 tortuous
/ˈtɔːrtʃuəs/
adj. 曲折的,绕弯的 Slowly,tortuously, he began to write an answer.
5 feint
/feɪnt/
v. 佯攻,做假动作 ...obviously, his left — but I had a funny feeling that he wasfeinting, and so I took the chance and flew left — his right, I mean — and — well — you saw what happened,” he concluded modestly, sweep
6 soundless
/ˈsaʊndləs/
adj. 无声的,寂静的 ... Charms notes with his fingers in his ears, his lips movingsoundlessly; Seamus was lying flat on his back on the floor, reciting the definition of a Substantive Charm, while Dean checked it again
7 deferential
/ˌdefəˈrenʃl/
adj. 恭敬的,顺从的 Harry thought Marchbanks must be the tiny, stooped witch with a face so lined it looked as though it had been draped in cobwebs; Umbridge was speaking to her verydeferentially.
8 last-minute
/ˈlæstˈmɪnɪt/
adj. 最后一刻的,临时的 ...fast, but he had been counting on the morning for a spot oflastminute studying, so instead he sat with his head in his hands by the common room window, trying hard not to doze off as he read thro
9 sedate
/sɪˈdeɪt/
adj. 安静的,平稳的 Mr. Weasley was bleeding as they walked along sosedately, and what if those fangs (Harry tried hard not to think “my fangs”) had been poisonous?
10 expecto
/ɛkˈspektoʊ/
n. 呼神护卫(魔咒开头) ExpectoPatronum!” The silver stag erupted from the end of his wand and cantered the length of the hall.
11 distracting
/dɪˈstræktɪŋ/
adj. 令人分心的 It was several seconds before it occurred to him that he had not taken in a word of it; there was a wasp buzzingdistractingly against one of the high windows.
12 mislabel
/ˌmɪsˈleɪbl/
v. 标错,误贴标签 Hermione jumped and returned at once to her star chart; Harry looked down at his own and noticed that he hadmislabelledVenus as Mars.
CH 32 · Out of the Fire · 脱离火境
#单词释义原文例句
1 niffler
/ˈnɪflər/
n. 嗅嗅(寻宝小妖) “What makes you think —” “Umbridge reckons it was me that put tha’niffler in her office.” “And was it?” said Harry, before he could stop himself.
2 pinion
/ˈpɪnjən/
v. 缚住(手臂),按住 Now he could see Hermionepinioned against the wall by Millicent Bulstrode.
3 mumbling
/ˈmʌmblɪŋ/
n. 喃喃声,咕哝 He threw the Invisibility Cloak over both of them and they stood listening carefully over the Latinmumblings of the bust in front of them.
4 squawk
/skwɔːk/
v. 发出刺耳叫声,哇哇叫 ...strange it was that the Dursleys, who flinched, winced, andsquawked if they heard words like “wizard,” “magic,” or “wand,” could hear the name of the most evil wizard of all time without the slig
5 abrupt
/əˈbrʌpt/
adj. 突然的,唐突的 ... dragged backward through the flames until, with a horribleabruptness, he was staring up into the wide, pallid face of , who had dragged him backward by the hair
6 dependable
/dɪˈpendəbl/
adj. 可靠的,可信赖的 Dumbledore had gone, Hagrid had gone, but he had always expected McGonagall to be there, irascible and inflexible, perhaps, but alwaysdependably, solidly present.
7 shrill
/ʃrɪl/
adj. 尖锐的,刺耳的 ...thrown unceremoniously into a sack by Sirius, and the same fate met a set of old photographs in tarnished silver frames, all of whose occupants squealedshrilly as the glass covering them smashed.
8 jovial
/ˈdʒoʊviəl/
adj. 快活的,友善的 Two floors up he met Seamus and Dean, who hailed himjovially and told him they were planning a dusk-till-dawn end-of-exams celebration common room.
9 flowerbed
/ˈflaʊərbed/
n. 花坛,花圃 Umbridge gave her wide, complacent smile and settled herself into a chintz-covered armchair, blinking up at her captives like a toad in aflowerbed.
10 eyepiece
/ˈaɪpiːs/
n. 目镜,镜片 ... I knew perfectly well that he was busy smearing ink on theeyepieces of all the school telescopes, Mr. Filch having just informed me so.
11 pant
/pænt/
v. 气喘吁吁地说,喘息 .... but the cat’s among the pixies now . . .” “So,” Harrypanted, “ . . . been having . . . me followed?” “Of course he has,” said Mrs. Figg impatiently.
12 limp
/lɪmp/
adj. 软弱地,无力地 ... 602 SNEAK “That,” said Firenze calmly, “is human nonsense.” Parvati’s hand felllimply to her side.
CH 33 · Fight and Flight · 战斗与逃亡
#单词释义原文例句
1 frustrated
/ˈfrʌstreɪtɪd/
adj. 沮丧的,挫败的 ...HIRTY-THREE “Well, it doesn’t matter anyway,” said Harryfrustratedly, “because we still don’t know how to get there —” “I thought we’d settled that?” said maddeningly.
2 earsplitting
/ˈɪrsplɪtɪŋ/
adj. 震耳欲聋的 “It’s that stupid umbrella stand, that’s time I’ve tripped over —” But the rest of her words were drowned by a horrible,earsplitting, bloodcurdling screech.
3 bowstring
/ˈboʊstrɪŋ/
n. 弓弦 There was a great deal of angry muttering and tightening ofbowstrings around them.
4 thestral
/ˈθestrəl/
n. 夜骐(隐形飞马) . . .Thestrals will sometimes go for birds, of course, but got thestrals well trained not to touch owls . . .” Harry neither knew nor cared what thestrals were, he jus...
5 unhand
/ˌʌnˈhænd/
v. 放手,松开 ...ooo . . . I am Senior Undersecretary . . . you cannot . . .unhand me, you animals . . . nooooo!” He saw a flash of red light and knew that she had attempted to Stun one of them — then she scre
6 raucous
/ˈrɔːkəs/
adj. 沙哑刺耳的,喧闹的 She let out an earsplitting scream and threw her hands over her head while some of the centaurs bellowed their approval and others laughedraucously.
7 irritable
/ˈɪrɪtəbəl/
adj. 易怒的,烦躁的 “And I saw that,” he addedirritably, as the woman rolled her eyes at the ceiling.
8 airy
/ˈeri/
adj. 轻快地,漫不经心地 “I came on the Knight Bus,” said Hermioneairily, pulling off her jacket before Harry had time to speak.
9 doleful
/ˈdoʊlfəl/
adj. 忧伤的,凄凉的 ...gly ginger hair, and bloodshot baggy eyes that gave him thedoleful look of a basset hound; he was also clutching a silvery bundle that Harry recognized at once as an Invisibility Cloak.
10 prickle
/ˈprɪkəl/
v. 刺痛 n. 刺 Despite the fact that he was still sleeping badly, still having dreams about corridors and locked doors that made his scarprickle, Harry was managing to have fun for the first time all summer.
11 scathing
/ˈskeɪðɪŋ/
adj. 尖刻的,苛评的 “Watching the news . . .” he saidscathingly.
12 neigh
/neɪ/
v. 马嘶鸣 The sound of their wild,neighing laughter echoing around the dimly lit clearing and the sight of their pawing hooves was extremely unnerving.
CH 34 · The Department of Mysteries · 神秘事务司
#单词释义原文例句
1 bloodred
/ˈblʌdred/
adj. 血红的 He closed his eyes and put his face down into the horse’s silky mane as they burst through the topmost branches of the trees and soared out into abloodred sunset.
2 beetling
/ˈbiːtlɪŋ/
adj. 突出的,悬垂的(眉头) ... falling darkness Harry saw small collections of lights as they passed over more villages, then a winding road on which a single car wasbeetling its way home through the hills.
3 thestral
/ˈθestrəl/
n. 夜骐(隐形飞马) . . .Thestrals will sometimes go for birds, of course, but got thestrals well trained not to touch owls . . .” Harry neither knew nor cared what thestrals were, he jus...
4 sinuous
/ˈsɪnjuəs/
adj. 蜿蜒的,柔软的 ...8 walls, but he saw as the lift slid smoothly to a halt that golden symbols continued to twistsinuously dark blue ceiling.
5 cross
/krɔːs/
adj. 生气的,易怒的 ...,” retorted Ron, “if that means we’re supposed to get matey with the Slytherins, fat chance.” “Well, I think it’s a pity we’re not trying for a bit of inter-House unity,” said Hermionecrossly.
6 dawdle
/ˈdɔːdl/
v. 闲荡,磨蹭 ...’re sending.” Feeling immensely thankful that he had notdawdled in posting off the letter, Harry said, “I can’t, it’s gone.” “Gone?” said Filch, his face contorting with rage.
7 sidesaddle
/ˈsaɪdsædl/
adv./n. 横坐(于马鞍) was already in place, sittingsidesaddle and adjusting her robes as though she did this every day.
8 mantelpiece
/ˈmæntlpɪs/
n. 壁炉架 There were no fires burning under themantelpieces set into the walls, but he saw as the l
9 glimmer
/ˈɡlɪmər/
v. 发微光,闪烁 ...rpet of a long, gloomy hallway, where a cobwebby chandelierglimmered overhead and age-blackened portraits hung crooked on the walls.
10 mute
/mjuːt/
adj. 沉默的,不说话的 Ron, who still had not said a word, took the badge, stared at it for a moment, and then held it out to Harry as though askingmutely for confirmation that it was genuine.
11 whir
/wɜːr/
v. 呼呼响,嗡嗡转 ... 125 As the dialwhirred smoothly back into place, a cool female voice sounded inside the telephone box, not from the receiver in Mr. Weasley’s hand, but
12 cauliflower
/ˈkɔːliflaʊər/
n. 菜花,花椰菜 Glimmering eerily they drifted in and sight depths of the green water, looking something like slimycauliflowers.
CH 35 · Beyond the Veil · 帷幔之外
#单词释义原文例句
1 alohomora
/əˌloʊhoʊˈmɔːrə/
n. 阿拉霍洞开(开锁咒) Alohomora!” As the door flew open, Harry, Hermione, and Neville dived under desks.
2 crucio
/ˈkruːsioʊ/
n. 钻心咒(酷刑咒) Crucio!” Neville screamed, his legs drawn up to his chest so that the Death Eater holding him was momentarily holding him off the ground.
3 sneering
/ˈsnɪrɪŋ/
adj. 嘲笑的,鄙夷的 “Dumbledore never told you that the reason you bear that scar was hidden bowels of ?” said Malfoysneeringly.
4 slit
/slɪt/
v. 使成狭缝 adj. 细长的(缝) ...Potter, about both of you . . . Haven’t you ever wondered why the Dark Lord tried to kill you as a baby?” Harry stared into theslitted eyeholes through which Malfoy’s gray eyes were gleaming.
5 babyhood
/ˈbeɪbihʊd/
n. 婴儿期,幼年期 “Time . . .” The Death Eater shook his ugly head again, trying to clear it, but before he could pull himself together again, it began to shrink back tobabyhood once more.
6 hourglass
/ˈaʊərɡlæs/
n. 沙漏 He and George had just come down the marble staircase and joined Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ernie in front of thehourglasses.
7 eyehole
/ˈaɪhoʊl/
n. 眼孔,视孔 ...Potter, about both of you . . . Haven’t you ever wondered why the Dark Lord tried to kill you as a baby?” Harry stared into the slittedeyeholes through which Malfoy’s gray eyes were gleaming.
8 glint
/ɡlɪnt/
v. 闪烁,发微光 ...less, the golden thread with which it was embroidered stillglinted brightly enough to show them a sprawling family tree dating back (as far as Harry could tell) to the Middle Ages.
9 drawl
/drɔːl/
v. 慢吞吞地说,拖长声调 “The Minister was just telling me about your lucky escape, Potter,”drawledMr. Malfoy.
10 unbalance
/ˌʌnˈbæləns/
v. 使失去平衡 “Tarantallegra!” he shouted, his wand pointing at Neville, whose legs went immediately into a kind of frenzied tap dance,unbalancing him and causing him to fall to the floor again.
11 moisten
/ˈmɔɪsn/
v. 弄湿,润湿 “I don’t think your boss will be too pleased if you come back without it, will he?” She did not move; she merely stared at him, the tip of her tonguemoistening her thin mouth.
12 disgorge
/dɪsˈɡɔːrdʒ/
v. 吐出,倾泻 ...pinning as it came, and what looked like ribbons of moving images flew from it, unraveling like rolls of film — “Ha ha ha, Harry, look at it —” said Ron, watching itdisgorge its gaudy innards.
CH 36 · The Only One He Ever Feared · 他唯一畏惧的人
#单词释义原文例句
1 counterspell
/ˈkaʊntərspel/
n. 反咒,破解咒 Harry dodged behind the golden fountain again — hercounterspell hit the head of the handsome wizard, which was blown off and landed twenty feet away, gouging long scratches into the wooden floor.
2 magisterial
/ˌmædʒəˈstɪriəl/
adj. 威严的,专断的 You can’t do things like that right in front of the Minister of Magic, you — you —” His voice faltered as Dumbledore surveyed himmagisterially over his half-moon spectacles.
3 protego
/ˈproʊteɡoʊ/
n. 盔甲护身(魔咒) Protego!” Snape staggered; his wand flew upward, away from Harry — and suddenly Harry’s mind was teeming with mem...
4 bluster
/ˈblʌstər/
v. 咆哮,气势汹汹地说 “Why’s he all right, then?”blusteredUncle Vernon.
5 snakelike
/ˈsneɪklaɪk/
adj. 蛇一般的,蜿蜒的 . . .Snakelike, in fact . . .” Mr. Weasley gripped Harry’s shoulder in warning.
6 goggle
/ˈɡɑːɡl/
v. 瞪大眼睛看 The Dursleysgoggled at him for a few seconds, then Aunt Petunia said, “You’re a nasty little liar.
7 jangle
/ˈdʒæŋɡl/
v. 乱响,刺耳地叮当 Itjangled and banged lower and lower; the grilles slid open and Harry dashed inside, now hammering the button marked Atrium.
8 canter
/ˈkæntər/
v. 慢跑,小跑 The stagcantered to the end of the alleyway and dissolved into silver mist.
9 slop
/slɑːp/
v. 溢出,泼洒 Ron came running toward him, beaming all over his face andslopping butterbeer down his front from the goblet he was clutching.
10 pinstripe
/ˈpɪnstraɪp/
n./adj. 细条纹(西装) . . .” Mr. Weasley was not wearing wizard’s robes but a pair ofpinstriped trousers and an old bomber jacket.
11 slacken
/ˈslækən/
v. 放松,减缓 She was halfway up the steps now — “Harry — no!” cried Lupin, but Harry had already ripped his arm from Lupin’sslackened grip.
12 snivel
/ˈsnɪvl/
v. 哭哭啼啼,抽鼻子 ...you think I have entered to hear yoursniveling apologies?” “But Master — he is here — he is below —” THE
CH 37 · The Lost Prophecy · 失落的预言
#单词释义原文例句
1 rapt
/ræpt/
adj. 全神贯注的,着迷的 Harry could tell that the portraits all around them were awake and listeningraptly to explanation.
2 headmistress
/ˈhedmɪstrəs/
n. 女校长 The portraits of old headmasters andheadmistresses covering the walls were all snoozing in their frames.
3 chirrup
/ˈtʃɪrəp/
v. 吱吱叫,啁啾 ...gleamed white and opaque, the fragments of the instruments Harry had thrown to the floor glistened like raindrops, and behind him, the baby Fawkes made softchirruping noises in his nest of ashes.
4 snuffle
/ˈsnʌfl/
v. 抽鼻子,鼻塞声 The silence and the stillness, broken only by the occasional grunt orsnuffle of a sleeping portrait, was unbearable to him.
5 hateful
/ˈheɪtfl/
adj. 可恨的,充满憎恨的 ... wanted to keep running and never look back, he wanted to be somewhere he could not see the clear blue eyes staring at him, thathatefully calm old face.
6 featherless
/ˈfeðərləs/
adj. 无羽毛的 ...thdrew, from an inside pocket of his robes, the tiny, ugly,featherlessFawkes, whom he placed gently on the tray of soft ashes beneath the golden post where the full-grown Fawkes usually stood.
7 hippogriff
/ˈhɪpəɡrɪf/
n. 鹰头马身有翼兽 ... man who had served twelve years wizard prison, Azkaban, escaped, attempted to commit the murder he had been convicted for first place, then gone on the run with a stolenhippogriff.
8 relabel
/ˌriːˈleɪbl/
v. 重新贴标签,改名 ...e prophecy and not Neville’s?” “The official record wasrelabeled after Voldemort’s attack on you as a child,” said Dumbledore.
9 eavesdrop
/ˈiːvzdrɑːp/
v. 偷听 n. 偷听者 My — our — one stroke of good fortune was that theeavesdropper was detected only a short way into the prophecy and thrown from the building.” “So he only heard . . . ?” “He heard only the
10 brusque
/brʌsk/
adj. 唐突的,粗鲁的 “Here,” said Kingsleybrusquely to Mr. Weasley, shoving a sheaf of parchment into his hand, “I need as much information as possible on flying Muggle vehicles sighted last twelve months.
11 pureblood
/ˈpjʊrblʌd/
n./adj. 纯血统(巫师) ... his dad was a Muggle — or has he been telling you lot he’spureblood?” “STUPEF —” “NO !” A jet of red light had shot from the end of Bellatrix Lestrange’s wand, but Malfoy had deflected
12 dementor
/dɪˈmentər/
n. 摄魂怪 . . . He could smell thedementor’s putrid, death-cold breath, filling his own lungs, drowning him — Think . . . something happy.
CH 38 · The Second War Begins He-who-must-not-be-named Returns · 第二次巫师战争爆发:“那个不能提名字的人”归来
#单词释义原文例句
1 carpetbag
/ˈkɑːrpɪtbæɡ/
n. 毛毯手提包,旅行包 She was carrying a tartancarpetbag in one hand and leaning heavily on a walking stick with her other, but otherwise looked quite well.
2 exasperated
/ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/
adj. 恼怒的,恼火的 “Harry, dear, if you’ll just tiptoe across the hall, it’s through this door here —” CRASH. “Tonks!” cried Mrs. Weasleyexasperatedly, turning to look behind her.
3 remonstrance
/ˈremənst rəns/
n. 抗议,规劝 ...k back into her chair at the staff table after a few feebleremonstrances and was clearly heard to express a regret that she could not run cheering after Umbridge herself, because Peeves had borro
4 thestral
/ˈθestrəl/
n. 夜骐(隐形飞马) . . .Thestrals will sometimes go for birds, of course, but got thestrals well trained not to touch owls . . .” Harry neither knew nor cared what thestrals were, he jus...
5 piteous
/ˈpɪtiəs/
adj. 可怜的,令人同情的 . . .” Aunt Petunia whimperedpiteously.
6 discomfort
/dɪsˈkʌmfərt/
v. 使不安,使困窘 “Er — now, Harry?” said Nick, lookingdiscomforted.
7 goggle
/ˈɡɑːɡl/
v. 瞪大眼睛看 Uncle Vernon wasgoggling at her.
8 pale
/peɪl/
adj. 苍白地;暗淡地 The first years’ faces glowedpalely candlelight.
9 jinx
/dʒɪŋks/
n. 厄运咒,霉运 “He tricks,jinxes, and blackmails them.
10 hourglass
/ˈaʊərɡlæs/
n. 沙漏 He and George had just come down the marble staircase and joined Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ernie in front of thehourglasses.
11 crookshanks
/ˈkrʊkʃæŋks/
n. 克鲁克山(猫名) Crookshanks went plunging after the pieces and Hedwig and Pigwidgeon twittered and hooted angrily from overhead.
12 desist
/dɪˈzɪst/
v. 停止,放弃 Hedesisted only when his partially severed neck seemed about to give way completely.