06. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince《混血王子》

Harry Potter 哈利·波特 · J.K. Rowling · 360 词条 · 120 道闯关题

单词表 360 词 · 附音标、中文释义与原文例句

CH 01 · The Other Minister · 另一位部长
#单词释义原文例句
1 bluster
/ˈblʌstər/
v. 咆哮;虚张声势 The move should be effected tonight.” “What do you . . . I’m afraid I . . . What?”blustered the Prime Minister.
2 morose
/məˈroʊs/
adj. 忧郁的;闷闷不乐的 “Yes, of course,” said Fudge, rubbing his eyes wearily and lookingmorosely at the Prime Minister.
3 bode
/boʊd/
v. 预示(bode well/ill) The Prime Minister had seen that kind of look in politicians before, and it neverboded well.
4 careworn
/ˈkɛrˌwɔrn/
adj. 忧心忡忡的;操劳的 Furthermore, Fudge was looking distinctlycareworn.
5 chortle
/ˈtʃɔrtəl/
v. 咯咯笑 “My dear Prime Minister, are you ever going to tell anybody?” Stillchortling, Fudge had thrown some powder into the fireplace, stepped into the emerald flames, and vanished with a whooshing
6 splutter
/ˈsplʌtər/
v. 气急败坏地说;噼啪作响 l Creatures tells me that it’s down in the rule book that we have to notify you if we’re bringing highly dangerous creatures into the country.” “I — what — dragons?”spluttered the Prime Minister.
7 rangy
/ˈrændʒi/
adj. 瘦长而灵活的 ray in his mane of tawny hair and his bushy eyebrows; he had keen yellowish eyes behind a pair of wire-rimmed spectacles and a certainrangy, loping grace even though he walked with a slight limp.
8 grimace
/ɡrɪˈmeɪs/
v./n. 做鬼脸 “What involvement?” Fudgegrimaced.
9 squint
/skwɪnt/
v. 眯着眼看 “So you think that . . .” He hadsquinted down at the name in his left hand.
10 smug
/smʌɡ/
adj. 自鸣得意的 It was, however, eclipsed almost immediately by a glow ofsmugness at the thought that, deficient though he himself might be in the area of materializing out of fireplaces, there had never been a
11 weary
/ˈwɪri/
adj. 疲倦的 “Yes, of course,” said Fudge, rubbing his eyeswearily and looking morosely at the Prime Minister.
12 blackmail
/ˈblækmeɪl/
n./v. 勒索,敲诈 bout the room, “but I would have put all my efforts into catching theblackmailer before he committed any such atrocity!” “Do you really think I wasn’t already making every effort?” demanded
CH 02 · Spinner’s End · 蜘蛛尾巷
#单词释义原文例句
1 glower
/ˈɡlaʊər/
v. 怒目而视 Narcissa murmured a word of thanks, whilst Bellatrix said nothing, but continued toglower at .
2 sallow
/ˈsæloʊ/
adj. (脸色)蜡黄的 A sliver of a man could be seen looking out at them, a man with long black hair parted in curtains around asallow face and black eyes.
3 curt
/kɜrt/
adj. 简慢的;唐突的 “ ,” she saidcurtly as she passed him.
4 dismissive
/dɪsˈmɪsɪv/
adj. 轻蔑的;不屑的 “Just a fox,” said a woman’s voicedismissively from under the hood.
5 pitiable
/ˈpɪtiəbəl/
adj. 可怜的;令人同情的 He was in apitiable condition, very weak, sharing the body of a mediocre wizard.
6 imperceptible
/ɪmˈpɜrsɛptəbəl/
adj. 难以察觉的 You know, I presume, that it was on the Dark ’s orders that I took up the post?” She nodded almostimperceptibly and then opened her mouth, but forestalled her.
7 hoodwink
/ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk/
v. 欺骗;蒙蔽 Or that I have somehowhoodwinked him?
8 jeer
/dʒɪr/
v. 嘲笑;讥笑 “He . . . lately, we . . . I am asking you, !” used his blood to regenerate, making him invincible —” “You claim you foresaw his use of the boy!” shejeered.
9 scurry
/ˈskɜri/
v. 急匆匆地跑 He dropped these on the rickety table andscurried from their presence, slamming the book-covered door behind him.
10 wince
/wɪns/
v. 畏缩;脸部抽搐 “And then he return to his bedroom.” Wormtailwinced as though had thrown something at him.
11 slither
/ˈslɪðər/
v. 蜿蜒滑行 . . . The usual empty words, the usualslithering out of action . . . oh, on the Dark ’s orders, of course!” did not look at Bellatrix.
12 wrench
/rɛntʃ/
v. 猛扭;猛拉 “Cissy — Narcissa — listen to me —” The second woman caught the first and seized her arm, but wrenched it away.
CH 03 · Will and Won’t · 要与不要
#单词释义原文例句
1 rechristen
/riˈkrɪsən/
v. 重新命名 identally, we have decided, in the interests of Buckbeak’s safety, torechristen him ‘Witherwings’ for the time being, though I doubt that the Ministry would ever guess he is the hippogriff they
2 furl
/fɜrl/
v. 卷起;收拢 Harry had read this letter so often since its arrival three days ago that although it had been delivered in a tightlyfurled scroll, it now lay quite flat.
3 imperious
/ɪmˈpɪriəs/
adj. 专横的;傲慢的 Her amber eyes surveyed the roomimperiously, her head swiveling occasionally to gaze at her snoring master.
4 doff
/dɔf/
v. 脱下(帽子等) “Until we meet again,” he said to the Dursleys, who looked as though that moment could wait forever as far as they were concerned, and doffing his hat, he swept from the room.
5 puce
/pjus/
adj. 紫红色的 Vernon Dursley, whose mustache was quite as bushy as Dumbledore’s, though black, and who was wearing apuce dressing gown, was staring at the visitor as though he could not believe his tiny eyes.
6 nightdress
/ˈnaɪtˌdrɛs/
n. 女式睡衣 tchen door had opened, and there stood Harry’s aunt, wearing rubber gloves and a housecoat over hernightdress, clearly halfway through her usual pre-bedtime wipe-down of all the kitchen surfaces.
7 whimper
/ˈwɪmpər/
v. 呜咽;啜泣 frantic gulping, he threw himself face forward onto the carpet (Aunt Petuniawhimpered) and beat the floor with his hands and feet, giving himself over to a violent, but entirely silent, tantrum.
8 skulk
/skʌlk/
v. 潜行;躲藏 all trespass upon your aunt and uncle’s hospitality only a little longer.” “You , you?” Vernon Dursley had entered the room, Petunia at his shoulder, and Dudleyskulking behind them both.
9 slant
/slænt/
v./n. 倾斜 Beside it, held in place by Harry’s relaxed hand, was a piece of parchment covered in thin,slanting writing.
10 bellow
/ˈbɛloʊ/
v. 吼叫;怒吼 sat with them raised almost above his head, as though he thought the creature might run up his pajama trousers, and Uncle Vernonbellowed, “What the hell is that?” “Kreacher,” finished Dumbledore.
11 sparkle
/ˈspɑrkəl/
v. 闪耀;闪烁 The misty fug his breath had left on the windowsparkled in the orange glare of the streetlamp outside, and the artificial light drained his face of all color, so that he looked ghostly beneath
12 shrewd
/ʃrud/
adj. 精明的;敏锐的 Now, Harry, is your trunk packed?” “Erm . . .” “Doubtful that I would turn up?” Dumbledore suggestedshrewdly.
CH 04 · Horace Slughorn · 霍拉斯·斯拉格霍恩
#单词释义原文例句
1 baleful
/ˈbeɪlfəl/
adj. 恶毒的;不祥的 “Are you really telling me that they haven’t come recruiting yet?” Slughorn eyed Dumbledorebalefully for a moment, then muttered, “I haven’t given them the chance.
2 solicitous
/səˈlɪsɪtəs/
adj. 关切的;担心的 “Are you all right?” asked Dumbledore, looking down at himsolicitously.
3 fidget
/ˈfɪdʒɪt/
v. 坐立不安;扭动 He twiddled his fat thumbs andfidgeted as he watched Dumbledore fasten his traveling cloak, and Harry zip up his jacket.
4 gruff
/ɡrʌf/
adj. 粗暴的;声音沙哑的 “There was no need to stick the wand in that hard,” he saidgruffly, clambering to his feet.
5 irritable
/ˈɪrɪtəbəl/
adj. 易怒的;烦躁的 “You can’t have had more than three minutes’ warning?” Slughorn said, halfirritably, half proudly, “Two.
6 handpick
/ˈhændˌpɪk/
v. 精心挑选 He used tohandpick favorites at Hogwarts, sometimes for their ambition or their brains, sometimes for their charm or their talent, and he had an uncanny knack for choosing those who would go on
7 untarnished
/ʌnˈtɑrnɪʃt/
adj. 未玷污的;光洁的 splintered picture frames flew glittering across the room and alighted, whole anduntarnished, upon a desk; rips, cracks, and holes healed everywhere, and the walls wiped themselves clean.
8 prickle
/ˈprɪkəl/
v./n. 刺痛 u’re quite right,” said Dumbledore serenely, shaking back his sleeve to reveal the tips of those burned and blackened fingers; the sight of them made the back of Harry’s neckprickle unpleasantly.
9 alight
/əˈlaɪt/
v. 落下;飞落 splintered picture frames flew glittering across the room andalighted, whole and untarnished, upon a desk; rips, cracks, and holes healed everywhere, and the walls wiped themselves clean.
10 redouble
/riˈdʌbəl/
v. 加倍;加强 ell, here we go.” Harry felt Dumbledore’s arm twist away from him andredoubled his grip; the next thing he knew, everything went black; he was being pressed very hard from all directions; he
11 trespass
/ˈtrɛspəs/
v. 擅自进入;侵扰 Well, Harry, we havetrespassed upon ’s hospitality quite long enough; I think it is time for us to leave.” Not at all reluctant to obey, Harry jumped to his feet.
12 glitter
/ˈɡlɪtər/
v. 闪闪发光;闪耀 The wreckage of a fallen chandelierglittered nearby.
CH 05 · An Excess of Phlegm · 过多的黏液
#单词释义原文例句
1 reproachful
/rɪˈproʊtʃfəl/
adj. 责备的;不满的 “Ron, don’t hit him!” said a girl’s voicereproachfully.
2 persuadable
/pərˈsweɪdəbəl/
adj. 可被说服的 “Slughorn proved much morepersuadable than I had expected.
3 prance
/præns/
v. 昂首阔步;雀跃 She swung her long red hair around in good imitation of Fleur andpranced across the room with her arms held aloft like a ballerina.
4 soothing
/ˈsuðɪŋ/
adj. 安慰的;抚慰的 “I can’t go around looking like this forever!” “You won’t, dear, we’ll find an antidote, don’t worry,” said Mrs. Weasleysoothingly.
5 complacent
/kəmˈpleɪsənt/
adj. 自满的;得意的 “At Beauxbatons,” said Fleurcomplacently, “we ’ad a different way of doing things.
6 scornful
/ˈskɔrnfəl/
adj. 轻蔑的;嘲讽的 “I suppose you like the way Phlegm says ‘ ’Arry,’ do you?” asked Ginnyscornfully.
7 quiver
/ˈkwɪvər/
v. 颤抖;颤动 A long, looming shadowquivered in front of him for a moment; he blinked and Ron Weasley came into focus, grinning down at him.
8 hoarse
/hɔrs/
adj. 沙哑的 “They’re definitely owls,” said Ronhoarsely, jumping up to join Hermione at the window.
9 slouch
/slaʊtʃ/
v. 没精打采地坐/站 Ron’s younger sisterslouched into the room, looking irritable.
10 elope
/ɪˈloʊp/
v. 私奔 It was the same last time he was powerful, peopleeloping left, right, and center —” “Including you and Dad,” said Ginny slyly.
11 noncommittal
/ˌnɑnkəˈmɪtəl/
adj. 不表态的;含糊的 Did you like him?” His mouth now full of bread, Harry shrugged and gave anoncommittal jerk of the head.
12 squirm
/skwɜrm/
v. 扭动;局促不安 “We discuss our options with our Head of House, I asked Professor McGonagall at the end of last term.” Harry’s stomachsquirmed.
CH 06 · Draco’s Detour · 德拉科的绕道
#单词释义原文例句
1 bracing
/ˈbreɪsɪŋ/
adj. 令人振奋的;清爽的 “ ’Course it is,” said Fredbracingly.
2 tinkle
/ˈtɪŋkəl/
v. 发出叮当声 As the belltinkled again, Borgin slammed the door behind her and put up the closed sign.
3 snigger
/ˈsnɪɡər/
v. 窃笑;暗笑 I’m not going there without him.” “Mum, d’you honestly think You-Know-Who’s going to be hiding behind a bookshelf in Flourish and Blotts?”sniggeredRon.
4 bicker
/ˈbɪkər/
v. 争吵;斗嘴 Ron and Hermionebickered all the way back to Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes, where they were forced to stop so that they could dodge undetected around anxious-looking Mrs. Weasley and Hagrid,
5 dither
/ˈdɪðər/
v. 犹豫不决 . . .” Madam Malkindithered for a moment on the spot, then seemed to decide to act as though nothing was happening in the hope that it wouldn’t.
6 gloomy
/ˈɡlumi/
adj. 忧郁的;阴暗的 y, Tom, sure yeh understand, Hogwarts business, yeh know.” Tom noddedgloomily and returned to wiping glasses; Harry, Hermione, Hagrid, and the Weasleys walked through the bar and out into the
7 animated
/ˈænɪˌmeɪtɪd/
adj. 活跃的;绘声绘色的 Judging by the movements of Malfoy’s hands, he was talkinganimatedly.
8 appreciative
/əˈprɪʃətɪv/
adj. 赞赏的;感激的 “It’s good Dad can get us these again,” said Ronappreciatively, stretching luxuriously as the car moved smoothly away from the Burrow, Bill and Fleur waving from the kitchen window.
9 mime
/maɪm/
v. 比划;用哑剧表演 Ginnymimed vomiting into her cereal behind Fleur.
10 disabuse
/ˌdɪsəˈbjuz/
v. 使醒悟;纠正(错误想法) ’ them.” Harry, Ron, and Hermione exchanged looks, but before they coulddisabuseHagrid of this comfortable notion, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and Ginny appeared, all clutching heavy packages of books.
11 unctuous
/ˈʌŋktʃuəs/
adj. 虚伪热情的;油滑的 Inside the shop, Borgin remained frozen; hisunctuous smile had vanished; he looked worried.
12 wizened
/ˈwɪzənd/
adj. 干瘪的;枯瘦的 Only Tom the landlord,wizened and toothless, remained of the old crowd.
CH 07 · The Slug Club · 鼻涕虫俱乐部
#单词释义原文例句
1 inquiring
/ɪnˈkwaɪərɪŋ/
adj. 好奇的;探究的 “Harry had better go first, with —” She lookedinquiringly at one of the Aurors, who nodded briefly, seized Harry’s upper arm, and attempted to steer him toward the barrier between platforms nine
2 cozy
/ˈkoʊzi/
adj. 舒适的;惬意的 “Well now, this is most pleasant,” said Slughorncozily.
3 questioning
/ˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ/
adj. 疑问的;探询的 “Well, of course, I daresay he’s busy,” said Slughorn, lookingquestioningly at Belby.
4 tart
/tɑrt/
adj. 尖刻的;辛辣的 “A big mistake if you ask —” “Yes, thank you,” said Mrs. Weasleytartly, cutting across Fleur again.
5 jubilant
/ˈdʒubələnt/
adj. 欢欣鼓舞的 “I thought so,” he saidjubilantly.
6 gawk
/ɡɔk/
v. 目瞪口呆地看 Crabbe and Goyle weregawping at Malfoy; apparently they had had no inkling of any plans to move on to bigger and better things.
7 spurt
/spɜrt/
v. 喷出;迸发 Harry felt his nose break; bloodspurted everywhere.
8 twinkle
/ˈtwɪŋkəl/
v. 闪烁;眨眼 Same goes for you, miss,” hetwinkled at Ginny.
9 scathing
/ˈskeɪðɪŋ/
adj. 尖酸刻薄的 . . . It’ll be all about the kind of service he received, the level of devotion he was shown.” “And you think you’ll be able to do something for him?” asked Zabiniscathingly.
10 hurtle
/ˈhɜrtəl/
v. 猛冲;疾飞 Every now and then, students wouldhurtle out of their compartments to get a better look at him.
11 indifferent
/ɪnˈdɪfrənt/
adj. 漠不关心的 “He invited Longbottom?” “Well, I assume so, as Longbottom was there,” said Zabiniindifferently.
12 indignant
/ɪnˈdɪɡnənt/
adj. 愤慨的 ts next year, what’s it matter to me if some fat old has-been likes me or not?” “What do you mean, you might not be at Hogwarts next year?” said Pansyindignantly, ceasing grooming Malfoy at once.
CH 08 · Snape Victorious · 斯内普大获全胜
#单词释义原文例句
1 goggle
/ˈɡɑɡəl/
v. 瞪大眼睛看 “Where’ve you — blimey, what’ve you done to your face?” said Ron,goggling at him along with everyone else in the vicinity.
2 evasive
/ɪˈveɪsɪv/
adj. 回避的;推诿的 “Bumped into him,” said Harryevasively.
3 swivel
/ˈswɪvəl/
v. 旋转;转动 Her great beaconlike eyesswiveled in his direction; he hastily looked away toward the Slytherin table.
4 trundle
/ˈtrʌndəl/
v. 滚动;拖拉 ead through him as he imagined the convoy of thestral-drawn carriagestrundling up to the school and the muffled yells of laughter issuing from whichever carriage Malfoy was riding in, where he
5 unsmiling
/ʌnˈsmaɪlɪŋ/
adj. 板着脸的;不苟言笑的 “Thanks a lot!” “You’d better put that cloak back on, and we can walk up to the school,” said Tonks, stillunsmiling.
6 incline
/ɪnˈklaɪn/
v. 倾斜;倾向于 ere has been much talk on that very subject even amongst the ghosts,” interrupted Nearly Headless Nick,inclining his barely connected head toward Harry so that it wobbled dangerously on its ruff.
7 oaken
/ˈoʊkən/
adj. 橡木制的 They reached the castle steps at last and as the greatoaken front doors swung open into the vast flagged entrance hall, a burst of talk and laughter and of tinkling plates and glasses greeted
8 dawdle
/ˈdɔdəl/
v. 闲荡;磨蹭 Come on, we’d better notdawdle.” They set off toward the lane that led to the school.
9 fleeting
/ˈflitɪŋ/
adj. 短暂的;飞逝的 “The new one looks weak.” As swung the lantern about, Harry saw,fleetingly, a look of shock and anger on Tonks’s face.
10 comport
/kəmˈpɔrt/
v. 举止;表现 Hagrid had never quite managed tocomport himself with the dignity of Professor McGonagall, Head of Gryffindor House, the top of whose head came up to somewhere between Hagrid’s elbow and
11 affront
/əˈfrʌnt/
v. 冒犯;侮辱 how all the sensitivity of a blunt axe,” said Nearly Headless Nick inaffronted tones, and he rose into the air and glided back toward the far end of the Gryffindor table just as Dumbledore got
12 antidote
/ˈæntɪˌdoʊt/
n. 解毒剂;良方 “But there are some injuries you can’t cure . . . old curses . . . and there are poisons withoutantidotes.
CH 09
#单词释义原文例句
1 riffle
/ˈrɪfəl/
v. 快速翻(书页) Harry saw Malfoyriffling feverishly through his copy of Advanced Potion-Making.
2 portentous
/pɔrˈtɛntəs/
adj. 故作严肃的;凶兆的 “Harry,” Ernie saidportentously, holding out his hand as Harry approached, “didn’t get a chance to speak in Defense Against the Dark Arts this morning.
3 stony
/ˈstoʊni/
adj. 冷酷的;石头般的 face becamestonier with every word he uttered.
4 bushy
/ˈbʊʃi/
adj. 浓密的;毛茸茸的 “How are you doing that?” demanded Hermione, who was red faced and whose hair was growingbushier and bushier in the fumes from her cauldron; her potion was still resolutely purple.
5 resentful
/rɪˈzɛntfəl/
adj. 愤恨的;不满的 “You wait,” she saidresentfully.
6 rove
/roʊv/
v. 漫游;目光游移 “I wish to speak to you, and I want your fullest attention.” His black eyesroved over their upturned faces, lingering for a fraction of a second longer on Harry’s than anyone else’s.
7 genial
/ˈdʒinjəl/
adj. 亲切的;和蔼的 “Well, well, take twenty well-earned points for Gryffindor, Miss Granger,” said Slughorngenially.
8 playact
/ˈpleɪˌækt/
v. 装模作样;演戏 Whether he wasplayacting or not, thought Harry, the effect was good.
9 confused
/kənˈfjuzd/
adj. 困惑的;混乱的 one she thinks she ought to have — particularly what happened at the Ministry.” Neville turned very pink and blinkedconfusedly; Professor McGonagall had never paid him a compliment before.
10 halfhearted
/ˌhæfˈhɑrtɪd/
adj. 敷衍的;半心半意的 They avoided Hagrid’s eye and returned his cheery wave onlyhalfheartedly when he left the staff table ten minutes later.
11 perk
/pɜrk/
v. 振作;昂起 ed on.” “But you’re doing what it says?” “I just tried a few of the tips written in the margins, honestly, Ginny, there’s nothing funny —” “Ginny’s got a point,” said Hermione,perking up at once.
12 tenterhooks
/ˈtɛntərˌhʊks/
n. 焦虑不安(on tenterhooks) Harry had his wand raised, waiting ontenterhooks to repel a jinx that seemed unlikely ever to come.
CH 10 · The House of Gaunt · 冈特家的宅子
#单词释义原文例句
1 weightless
/ˈweɪtlɪs/
adj. 失重的;轻飘飘的 Next moment, they were both soaringweightlessly through darkness, until they landed squarely on their feet, back in Dumbledore’s now twilit office.
2 imploring
/ɪmˈplɔrɪŋ/
adj. 恳求的;哀求的 And last night —” Merope shook her head jerkily,imploringly, but Morfin went on ruthlessly, “Hanging out of the window waiting for him to ride home, wasn’t she?” “Hanging out of the window to
3 twilit
/ˈtwaɪlɪt/
adj. 暮色中的 Next moment, they were both soaring weightlessly through darkness, until they landed squarely on their feet, back in Dumbledore’s nowtwilit office.
4 placid
/ˈplæsɪd/
adj. 平静的;温和的 “And so I did,” said Dumbledoreplacidly.
5 shimmer
/ˈʃɪmər/
v. 闪烁;微光荡漾 We have an appointment with Bob Ogden.” Dumbledore tipped the silvery contents of the bottle into the Pensieve, where they swirled andshimmered, neither liquid nor gas.
6 busybody
/ˈbɪziˌbɑdi/
n. 爱管闲事的人 Busybodies.
7 lank
/læŋk/
adj. 瘦长的;平直的 Her hair waslank and dull and she had a plain, pale, rather heavy face.
8 nonplussed
/nɑnˈplʌst/
adj. 不知所措的;困惑的 “Yes, of course,” said Harry, slightlynonplussed.
9 scuffle
/ˈskʌfəl/
v. 扭打;拖着脚走 There was ascuffling noise in the corner beside the open window, and Harry realized that there was somebody else in the room, a girl whose ragged gray dress was the exact color of the dirty
10 cackle
/ˈkækəl/
v. 咯咯笑;尖声笑 “But I got him, Father!”cackledMorfin.
11 shaky
/ˈʃeɪki/
adj. 颤抖的;不稳固的 shed blotchily scarlet, lost her grip on the pot again, drew her wandshakily from her pocket, pointed it at the pot, and muttered a hasty, inaudible spell that caused the pot to shoot across the
12 jingle
/ˈdʒɪŋɡəl/
v. 叮当响 Thejingling, clopping noises were growing louder and louder.
CH 11 · Hermione’s Helping Hand · 赫敏的援手
#单词释义原文例句
1 inconsequential
/ɪnˌkɑnsəˈkwɛnʃəl/
adj. 无关紧要的 “I’m tall,” said Roninconsequentially.
2 untruthful
/ʌnˈtruθfəl/
adj. 不诚实的;虚假的 n teachin’ yeh —” At which all three of them stated categorically anduntruthfully that Professor Grubbly-Plank, who had substituted for Hagrid a few times, was a dreadful teacher, with the
3 tremulous
/ˈtrɛmjələs/
adj. 颤抖的;怯生生的 “We wanted to see you.” “We’ve missed you!” said Hermionetremulously.
4 grumpy
/ˈɡrʌmpi/
adj. 脾气暴躁的;闷闷不乐的 “Well?” said Hagridgrumpily, as Harry, Ron, and Hermione sat down around his enormous wooden table, Fang laying his head immediately upon Harry’s knee and drooling all over his robes.
5 guffaw
/ɡəˈfɔ/
v. 哄堂大笑;捧腹大笑 Ron merelyguffawed gloatingly and strode off into the Hall him, but Harry caught arm and held her back.
6 bustle
/ˈbʌsəl/
v. 奔忙;喧闹 Yes, I’ll see you both later!” Hebustled away out of the Hall.
7 gormless
/ˈɡɔrmlɪs/
adj. 迟钝的;笨拙的 You didn’t hear him going on about hisgormless brother — we’d have been teaching Grawp how to tie his shoelaces if we’d stayed.” “I hate not talking to Hagrid,” said Hermione, looking upset.
8 squelch
/skwɛltʃ/
v. 噗嗤作响;压制 There was a funnysquelching sound and they all looked around: Hermione let out a tiny shriek, and Ron leapt out of his seat and hurried around the table away from the large barrel standing in
9 apothecary
/əˈpɑθəˌkɛri/
n. 药剂师;药店 Her family owns a large chain ofapothecaries— and, of course, I hope very much that Miss Granger favor me by coming too.” Slughorn made Hermione a little bow as he finished speaking.
10 ricochet
/ˈrɪkəˌʃeɪ/
v. 弹回;跳飞 It took him two attempts to get through the doors; hericocheted off the frame on the first attempt.
11 scandalize
/ˈskændəˌlaɪz/
v. 使震惊;使愤慨 He did the same thing with the brand-new book (Hermione lookedscandalized). He then swapped the covers, tapped each, and said, “Reparo!” There sat the Prince’s copy, disguised as a new book, and
12 dwell
/dwɛl/
v. 居住;细思 ost incomprehensible of all his monster fancies: the gigantic talking spider, Aragog, whodwelled deep in the Forbidden Forest and which he and Ron had only narrowly escaped four years previously.
CH 12 · Silver and Opals · 白银与猫眼石
#单词释义原文例句
1 shrill
/ʃrɪl/
adj. 尖锐的;刺耳的 It was a little while before Harry became aware that the voices of Katie Bell and her friend, which were being carried back to him on the wind, had becomeshriller and louder.
2 despairing
/dɪˈspɛrɪŋ/
adj. 绝望的;感到无望的 “Oh, Ron,” said Hermionedespairingly, “it would be all wrapped up, so he wouldn’t have to touch it, and quite easy to hide inside a cloak, so nobody would see it!
3 straggly
/ˈstræɡli/
adj. 散乱的;参差不齐的 “Mundungus!” The squat, bandy-legged man with long,straggly, ginger hair jumped and dropped an ancient suitcase, which burst open, releasing what looked like the entire contents of a junk shop
4 regale
/rɪˈɡeɪl/
v. 款待;使愉悦 Ron’s shock had subsided and he had decided that Harry’s new spell was highly amusing; so amusing, in fact, that he lost no time inregalingHermione with the story as they sat down for breakfast.
5 disentangle
/ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡəl/
v. 解开;理清 “Hagrid!” he panted,disentangling himself from the hedgerow into which he had fallen.
6 upend
/ʌpˈɛnd/
v. 颠倒;打翻 “It was a laugh!” said Ron,upending a ketchup bottle over his sausages.
7 heated
/ˈhitɪd/
adj. 激烈的;愤怒的 ut ‘the Prince’ as if it’s his title, I bet it’s just a stupid nickname, and it doesn’t seem as though he was nice person to me!” “I don’t see where you get that from,” said Harryheatedly.
8 gape
/ɡeɪp/
v. 目瞪口呆地看;张大嘴 this school without our knowledge —” “But —” “— and what is more,” said Professor McGonagall, with an air of awful finality, “Mr. Malfoy was not in Hogsmeade today.” Harrygaped at her, deflating.
9 scrabble
/ˈskræbəl/
v. 乱抓;匆忙寻找 “Well, don’t let me keep ya.” And he beganscrabbling on the ground to retrieve the contents of his suitcase with every appearance of a man eager to be gone.
10 waddle
/ˈwɑdəl/
v. 摇摇摆摆地走 “Ah, well . . . you can’t evade me forever, Harry!” And with a regal wave, hewaddled out of the shop, taking as little notice of Ron as though he had been a display of Cockroach Clusters.
11 wriggle
/ˈrɪɡəl/
v. 扭动;蠕动 “I can’t believe you’vewriggled out of another one,” said Hermione, shaking her head.
12 pore
/pɔr/
v. 仔细阅读;凝视 The more Harrypored over the book, the more he realized how much was in there, not only the handy hints and shortcuts on potions that were earning him such a glowing reputation with Slughorn,
CH 13 · The Secret Riddle · 神秘的里德尔
#单词释义原文例句
1 wary
/ˈwɛri/
adj. 谨慎的;警惕的 a few seconds Riddle stopped glaring, though he looked, if anything,warier still.
2 abash
/əˈbæʃ/
v. 使尴尬;使羞愧 And be warned: Thieving is not tolerated at Hogwarts.” Riddle did not look remotelyabashed; he was still staring coldly and appraisingly at Dumbledore.
3 sift
/sɪft/
v. 筛;细查 und the very shop whence came the necklace we have just been discussing.” He swilled the contents of the Pensieve as Harry had seen him swill them before, much as a gold prospectorsifts for gold.
4 flamboyant
/flæmˈbɔɪənt/
adj. 华丽的;爱炫耀的 Having reached their side of the street, he strode off along the pavement, drawing many curious glances due to theflamboyantly cut suit of plum velvet that he was wearing.
5 transfigure
/trænsˈfɪɡjər/
v. 使改观;美化 His face wastransfigured: There was a wild happiness upon it, yet for some reason it did not make him better looking; on the contrary, his finely carved features seemed somehow rougher, his
6 admonition
/ˌædməˈnɪʃən/
n. 告诫;劝告 She led him out of her office and up the stone stairs, calling out instructions andadmonitions to helpers and children as she passed.
7 mangy
/ˈmeɪndʒi/
adj. 污秽的;邋遢的 not be making away with any more of Sirius’s old possessions.” “Thatmangy old half-blood has been stealing Black heirlooms?” said Phineas Nigellus, incensed; and he stalked out of his frame, und
8 feeble
/ˈfibəl/
adj. 虚弱的;无力的 Apparently deciding that Dumbledore was not a hallucination, she saidfeebly, “Oh yes.
9 irksome
/ˈɜrksəm/
adj. 讨厌的;令人厌烦的 Ask for Tom the barman — easy enough to remember, as he shares your name —” Riddle gave an irritable twitch, as though trying to displace anirksome fly.
10 interject
/ˌɪntərˈdʒɛkt/
v. 插话;插入 . . .’ ” “And he was a Parselmouth,”interjectedHarry.
11 sap
/sæp/
v. 削弱;耗尽 Of course, it is also possible that her unrequited love and the attendant despairsapped her of her powers; that can happen.
12 rosy
/ˈroʊzi/
adj. 玫瑰色的;乐观的 She took yet another gulp of gin and her rosy cheeks grewrosier still.
CH 14 · Felix Felicis · 福灵剂
#单词释义原文例句
1 lofty
/ˈlɔfti/
adj. 高傲的;崇高的 rse, Coote isn’t really the usual build for a Beater,” said Zachariasloftily, “they’ve generally got a bit more muscle —” “Hit a Bludger at him!” Harry called to Coote as he zoomed past, but
2 glum
/ɡlʌm/
adj. 闷闷不乐的;忧郁的 Pumpkin juice?” “Anything,” said Ronglumly, taking a moody bite of toast.
3 exuberant
/ɪɡˈzubərənt/
adj. 精力充沛的;兴高采烈的 “Party up in the common room, Seamus said!” yelled Deanexuberantly.
4 yelp
/jɛlp/
v. 汪汪叫;惊叫 birds was speeding like a hail of fat golden bullets toward Ron, whoyelped and covered his face with his hands, but the birds attacked, pecking and clawing at every bit of flesh they could reach
5 extricate
/ˈɛkstrɪˌkeɪt/
v. 使摆脱;解救 At last, heextricated himself from Romilda Vane, who was hinting heavily that she would like to go to Slughorn’s Christmas party with him.
6 unbidden
/ʌnˈbɪdən/
adj. 未经邀请的;不由自主的 . . . Butunbidden into his mind came an image of that same deserted corridor with himself kissing Ginny instead.
7 dispassionate
/dɪsˈpæʃənɪt/
adj. 冷静客观的;不动感情的 “It looks like he’s eating her face, doesn’t it?” said Ginnydispassionately.
8 knot
/nɑt/
v. 打结;使纠结 pair of secateurs; Harry succeeded in trapping a couple of vines andknotting them together; a hole opened in the middle of all the tentaclelike branches; Hermione plunged her arm bravely into th
9 stow
/stoʊ/
v. 装载;妥善存放 You’ve got the bottle in your hand right now!” “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” said Harry,stowing the little bottle hastily in his pocket.
10 glint
/ɡlɪnt/
v. 闪烁;发微光 was right and Harry was wrong: Harper had not sped upward at random; he had spotted what Harry had not: The Snitch was speeding along high above them,glinting brightly against the clear blue sky.
11 fawn
/fɔn/
v. 奉承;巴结 “I mean, he drones on about famous ex-pupils a bit, and he absolutelyfawns on McLaggen because he’s so wellconnected, but he gave us some really nice food and he introduced us to Gwenog Jones.”
12 sidestep
/ˈsaɪdˌstɛp/
v. 回避;侧步避开 He darted forward,sidesteppedRomilda Vane again, and pushed open the portrait of the Fat Lady.
CH 15 · The Unbreakable Vow · 牢不可破的誓言
#单词释义原文例句
1 aquiver
/əˈkwɪvər/
adj. 颤抖的;兴奋发抖的 “Professor Slughorn,” wheezed Filch, his jowlsaquiver and the maniacal light of mischief-detection in his bulging eyes, “I discovered this boy lurking in an upstairs corridor.
2 frogmarch
/ˈfrɔɡˌmɑrtʃ/
v. 擒住双臂押走 She looked as though she might have a seizure; Hermione, who had hastily packed her things, grabbed Harry by the arm andfrogmarched him away.
3 unflattering
/ʌnˈflætərɪŋ/
adj. 不奉承的;不讨好的 the vulturelike countenance of Madam Pince appeared around the corner, her sunken cheeks, her skin like parchment, and her long hooked nose illuminatedunflatteringly by the lamp she was carrying.
4 hiccup
/ˈhɪkˌʌp/
v. 打嗝;小挫折 “Stop skulking and come and join us, Severus!”hiccupedSlughorn happily.
5 irresolute
/ɪˈrɛzəˌlut/
adj. 犹豫不决的 Harry stood there for a moment,irresolute, then said, “I’ll be back in a bit, Luna — er — bathroom.” “All right,” she said cheerfully, and he thought he heard her, as he hurried off into the
6 incautious
/ɪnˈkɔʃəs/
adj. 不小心的;鲁莽的 You are beingincautious, wandering around at night, getting yourself caught, and if you are placing your reliance in assistants like Crabbe and Goyle —” “They’re not the only ones, I’ve got
7 gatecrash
/ˈɡeɪtˌkræʃ/
v. 不请自到;闯入 “I was trying togatecrash, happy?” “No, I’m not!” said Filch, a statement at complete odds with the glee on his face.
8 despoil
/dɪˈspɔɪl/
v. 掠夺;毁坏 Despoiled!” she hissed.
9 prowl
/praʊl/
v. 徘徊;潜行觅食 “He’s at perfect liberty to kiss whomever he likes,” said Hermione, while the librarian, Madam Pince,prowled the shelves behind them.
10 disconcert
/ˌdɪskənˈsɜrt/
v. 使不安;使困惑 “I — what?” said Harry,disconcerted.
11 agog
/əˈɡɑɡ/
adj. 兴奋好奇的;急切的 “No!” said Parvati, looking positivelyagog at this piece of gossip.
12 furtive
/ˈfɜrtɪv/
adj. 鬼鬼祟祟的;偷偷的 Harry noticed Ron looking at herfurtively.
CH 16 · A Very Frosty Christmas · 冷淡的圣诞节
#单词释义原文例句
1 convulsive
/kənˈvʌlsɪv/
adj. 痉挛的;抽搐的 . . .” “Who’s Greyback?” “You haven’t heard of him?” Lupin’s hands closedconvulsively in his lap.
2 brusque
/brʌsk/
adj. 唐突的;粗鲁的 “What is Dumbledore up to?” said Scrimgeourbrusquely.
3 perceptible
/pərˈsɛptəbəl/
adj. 可察觉的;可感知的 Well, if anybody cared to show me your charming garden . . . Ah, that young man’s finished, why doesn’t he take a stroll with me?” The atmosphere around the table changedperceptibly.
4 marshal
/ˈmɑrʃəl/
v. 整理;集结;引导 moment, wondering how best to embark on what he wanted to say; as hemarshaled his thoughts, Celestina Warbeck began a ballad called “You Charmed the Heart Right Out of Me.” “Mr. Weasley, you kno
5 stupefy
/ˈstupɪˌfaɪ/
v. 使惊呆;使茫然 Stupefied, painted gold, stuffed into a miniature tutu and with small wings glued to its back, it glowered down at them all, the ugliest angel Harry had ever seen, with a large bald head like a po
6 warble
/ˈwɔrbəl/
v. 用颤音唱;鸟鸣 They were all supposed to be listening to a Christmas broadcast by Mrs. Weasley’s favorite singer, Celestina Warbeck, whose voice waswarbling out of the large wooden wireless set.
7 tactless
/ˈtæktlɪs/
adj. 不得体的;不圆滑的 “It wastactless—” “No, it was honest,” said Harry.
8 endeavor
/ɪnˈdɛvər/
v. 努力;尽力 “But if I keep running in and out of the Ministry,” said Harry, stillendeavoring to keep his voice friendly, “won’t that seem as though I approve of what the Ministry’s up to?” “Well,” said
9 fleck
/flɛkt/
v. 使有斑点;点缀 h the Minister!” And sure enough, the man Harry had seen in the Daily Prophet was following along in Percy’s wake, limping slightly, his mane of graying hair and his black cloakflecked with snow.
10 satsuma
/ˈsætsəmə/
n. 蜜橘 “Do you remember, Arthur?” “Mphf?” said Mr. Weasley, whose head had been nodding over thesatsuma he was peeling.
11 disassociate
/ˌdɪsəˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt/
v. 脱离;使分离 You prefer — like your hero, Dumbledore — todisassociate yourself from the Ministry?” “I don’t want to be used,” said Harry.
12 sober
/ˈsoʊbər/
v./adj. 使清醒;清醒的 “Very thoughtful.” “I’d rather have them than that necklace,” said Harry, whichsoberedRon up at once.
CH 17 · A Sluggish Memory · 迟缓的记忆
#单词释义原文例句
1 reprove
/rɪˈpruv/
v. 责备;训斥 “Tom, Tom, if I knew I couldn’t tell you,” said Slughorn, wagging areproving, sugar-covered finger at Riddle, though ruining the effect slightly by winking.
2 overindulge
/ˌoʊvərɪnˈdʌldʒ/
v. 过度放纵;溺爱 Overindulged over Christmas, apparently,” said Hermione, rolling her eyes as she led the way into the packed common room.
3 enfold
/ɪnˈfoʊld/
v. 拥抱;裹住 He’s such a prat, it’s not really a loss, is it?” Mrs. Weasley sobbed harder than ever as sheenfoldedHarry in her arms.
4 trill
/trɪl/
v. 用颤音说;啼啭 en Lavender crept up behind him, slipped her hands over his eyes, andtrilled, “Guess who, Won-Won?” Harry turned to see Hermione stalking off; he caught up with her, having no wish to stay
5 rankle
/ˈræŋkəl/
v. 使人怨恨;久久刺痛 etect magic, but not the perpetrator: You remember that you were blamed by the Ministry for the Hover Charm that was, in fact, cast by —” “Dobby,” growled Harry; this injustice stillrankled.
6 rummage
/ˈrʌmɪdʒ/
v. 翻找;翻寻 Anyway . . .” Sherummaged in her pocket for a moment, then pulled out a scroll of parchment with Dumbledore’s writing on it.
7 congeal
/kənˈdʒil/
v. 凝结;凝固 Harry noticed that the contents proved difficult to empty into the Pensieve, as though they hadcongealed slightly; did memories go bad?
8 indescribable
/ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/
adj. 难以形容的 The Gaunts’ house was now moreindescribably filthy than anywhere Harry had ever seen.
9 appraise
/əˈpreɪz/
v. 评价;估量 Voldemort was gazing at Morfin as thoughappraising his possibilities.
10 mutinous
/ˈmjutnəs/
adj. 反叛的;桀骜不驯的 I have more important things to discuss with you this evening.” Harry sat there feelingmutinous.
11 rotund
/roʊˈtʌnd/
adj. 圆胖的;洪亮的 He was not quite asrotund as the Slughorn Harry knew, though the golden buttons on his richly embroidered waistcoat were taking a fair amount of strain.
12 gravitate
/ˈɡrævɪˌteɪt/
v. 被吸引;倾向 otley collection; a mixture of the weak seeking protection, the ambitious seeking some shared glory, and the thuggishgravitating toward a leader who could show them more refined forms of cruelty.
CH 18 · Birthday Surprises · 生日惊喜
#单词释义原文例句
1 imploring
/ɪmˈplɔrɪŋ/
adj. 恳求的 “It’s his , Professor,” he addedimploringly.
2 drowsy
/ˈdraʊzi/
adj. 困倦的;昏昏欲睡的 “Cheers,” said Rondrowsily and, as he ripped off the paper, Harry got out of bed, opened his own trunk, and began rummaging in it for the Marauder’s Map, which he hid every use.
3 pirouette
/ˌpɪruˈɛt/
v. 旋转;单脚转圈 t on his back; Ernie Macmillan, on hand, had done a kind ofpirouetting leap into his hoop and looked momentarily thrilled, until he caught sight of Dean Thomas roaring with laughter at
4 affable
/ˈæfəbəl/
adj. 和蔼可亲的 “Come on, now, Harry, you’ll be late for your next lesson,” said Slughornaffably, snapping the gold clasps shut on his dragon-skin briefcase.
5 decant
/dɪˈkænt/
v. 缓缓倒出;移注 She was nowdecanting the mysteriously sepa rated ingredients of her poison into ten different crystal phials.
6 relent
/rɪˈlɛnt/
v. 软化;发慈悲让步 “Oh, all right, come in, then, come in,” said Slughorn,relenting.
7 brood
/brud/
v. 沉思;忧闷 Infuriated by his failure and by Ron’s and attitudes, Harrybrooded for the next few days over what to do next about Slughorn.
8 sluggish
/ˈslʌɡɪʃ/
adj. 迟缓的;懒洋洋的 Her half-finished antidote, comprising fifty-two ingredients, including a chunk of her own hair, bubbledsluggishly behind Slughorn, who had eyes for nobody but Harry.
9 turf
/tɜrf/
v. 扔出;赶走 Heturfed out half the contents of his trunk before he found it hiding beneath the rolled-up socks in which he was still keeping his bottle of lucky potion, .
10 stampede
/stæmˈpid/
v. 蜂拥;惊跑 “What’s got into — ?” And then he saw the box lying open on Ron’s bed, and the truth hit him with the force of astampeding troll.
11 hoarse
/hɔrs/
adj. 沙哑的 “I can’t stop thinking about her!” said Ronhoarsely.
12 uncork
/ʌnˈkɔrk/
v. 开瓶;打开 No shortcuts or cheats!” Annoyed, Harryuncorked the poison he had taken from Slughorn’s desk, which was a garish shade of pink, tipped it into his cauldron, and lit a fire underneath it.
CH 19 · Elf Tails · 小精灵的传闻
#单词释义原文例句
1 fretful
/ˈfrɛtfəl/
adj. 烦躁的;焦虑的 ss robes to whether or not Harry thought that Ron considered his relationship with Lavender to be “serious.” “Well, I would, but he’s always asleep when I go and see him!” said Lavenderfretfully.
2 brooding
/ˈbrudɪŋ/
adj. 沉思的;忧郁的 Of course,” she addedbroodingly, “that makes the person behind this even more dangerous in a way, because they don’t seem to care how many people they finish off before they actually reach their
3 sinuous
/ˈsɪnjuəs/
adj. 蜿蜒的;柔软起伏的 There was a nasty hissing noise as Filch swelled with fury; Mrs. Norris had arrived, unseen, and was twisting herselfsinuously around Filch’s skinny ankles.
4 overexert
/ˌoʊvərɪɡˈzɜrt/
v. 使过度劳累 You shouldn’toverexert yourself for a few hours.” “I don’t want to stay here overnight,” said Harry angrily, sitting up and throwing back his covers.
5 sidle
/ˈsaɪdəl/
v. 侧身而行;悄悄靠近 Meanwhile, Lavender keptsidling up to Harry to discuss Ron, which Harry found almost more wearing than McLaggen’s Quidditch lectures.
6 overexertion
/ˌoʊvərɪɡˈzɜrʃən/
n. 过度劳累 nd McLaggen and kill him.” “I’m afraid that would come under the heading of ‘overexertion,’ ” said Madam Pomfrey, pushing him firmly back onto the bed and raising her wand in a threatening manner.
7 regrow
/riˈɡroʊ/
v. 重新长出 been his most painful injury by far . . . he remembered the agony ofregrowing an armful of bones in one night, a discomfort not eased by the arrival of an unexpected visitor in the middle of the
8 commentate
/ˈkɑmənˌteɪt/
v. 解说;评论 “I hope Luna alwayscommentates from now on.
9 hunchbacked
/ˈhʌntʃˌbækt/
adj. 驼背的 They turned just in time to see the shadow of Argus Filch looming over the wall behind them before the man himself turned the corner,hunchbacked, his jowls aquiver.
10 knobbly
/ˈnɑbli/
adj. 多疙瘩的;粗糙的 ress say — ?” Exactly what Kreacher’s mistress would have said they did not find out, for at that moment Dobby sank hisknobbly little fist into Kreacher’s mouth and knocked out half of his teeth.
11 incurable
/ɪnˈkjʊrəbəl/
adj. 无法治愈的;改不掉的 time he had fallen off his broom due to the presence of dementors around the pitch, and the time before that, all the bones had been removed from his arm by theincurably inept Professor Lockhart.
12 terse
/tɜrs/
adj. 简洁的;简练的 “I know what yeh’re like abou’ , Harry, an’ I don’ want yeh ter go readin’ more inter this than there is.” “Look out,” said Hermionetersely.
CH 20 · Lord Voldemort’s Request · 伏地魔的请求
#单词释义原文例句
1 shamefaced
/ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst/
adj. 羞愧的;不好意思的 Then he went back to Hogwarts and he asked . . . he asked Professor Slughorn about ,” he mumbledshamefacedly.
2 wend
/wɛnd/
v. 行;走向 e on top of , moving across the room as if of their own volition, though he knew the tiny elf was holding them over her head as shewended her way between tables, pouffes, and footstools.
3 imperious
/ɪmˈpɪriəs/
adj. 专横的;傲慢的 “Hurry up, Hokey!” said Hepzibahimperiously.
4 murky
/ˈmɜrki/
adj. 阴暗的;模糊不清的 “But now, Harry,” said Dumbledore, “now things becomemurkier and stranger.
5 guilty
/ˈɡɪlti/
adj. 内疚的;有罪的 deeply ashamed that he had failed in the task of retrieving the Horcrux memory, and he shiftedguiltily in his seat as Dumbledore raised the first of the two bottles to the light and examined it.
6 toadstool
/ˈtoʊdˌstul/
n. 毒蘑菇;蛤蟆菌 “Oh, it’s a Gurdyroot,” she said, stuffing the cat litter and thetoadstool back into her bag.
7 pout
/paʊt/
v. 噘嘴;板着脸 “Five hundred Galleons, he feels it is a more than fair —” “Now, now, not so fast, or I’ll think you’re only here for my trinkets!”poutedHepzibah.
8 slumber
/ˈslʌmbər/
v. 睡眠;安睡 There was Fawkesslumbering happily on his perch, and there behind the desk was Dumbledore, who looked very similar to the Dumbledore standing beside Harry, though both hands were whole and
9 engender
/ɪnˈdʒɛndər/
v. 引起;产生 I should be sorry to believe half of them.” Voldemort’s expression remained impassive as he said, “Greatness inspires envy, envyengenders spite, spite spawns lies.
10 impassive
/ɪmˈpæsɪv/
adj. 无动于衷的;面无表情的 I should be sorry to believe half of them.” Voldemort’s expression remainedimpassive as he said, “Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.
11 usurp
/juˈzɜrp/
v. 篡夺;侵占 “If you not banish theusurping nag, so be it.
12 lacquer
/ˈlækər/
v. 涂漆;上漆 king over at least a dozen things: There were cabinets full of littlelacquered boxes, cases full of gold-embossed books, shelves of orbs and celestial globes, and many flourishing potted plants
CH 21 · The Unknowable Room · 无法定位的房间
#单词释义原文例句
1 mundane
/mʌnˈdeɪn/
adj. 平凡的;世俗的 . . . Three times he walked past the door; then, his heart pounding with excitement, he opened his eyes and faced it — But he was still looking at a stretch ofmundanely blank wall.
2 moody
/ˈmudi/
adj. 喜怒无常的;忧郁的 “Nobody,” said Myrtle, pickingmoodily at a spot on her chin.
3 blab
/blæb/
v. 泄密;瞎说 “Malfoy already knew exactly how we were using the room, didn’t he, because that stupid Marietta hadblabbed.
4 plaintive
/ˈpleɪntɪv/
adj. 哀怨的;凄切的 “But I thought he liked me,” she saidplaintively.
5 augury
/ˈɔɡjəri/
n. 预兆;占卜 “And ‘augury’ doesn’t begin O — R — G either.
6 sulk
/sʌlk/
v. 生闷气;怄气 Hermione, coming out of her reverie, “I doubt you’d find a woman whosulked for half an hour because Madam Rosmerta didn’t laugh at their joke about the hag, the Healer, and the Mimbulus mimbleto
7 expectant
/ɪkˈspɛktənt/
adj. 期待的;期望的 . . . three walks past, he opened his eyesexpectantly.
8 meander
/miˈændər/
v. 漫步;蜿蜒 Here and there a stray personmeandered around the library or up a corridor.
9 goad
/ɡoʊd/
v. 刺激;驱使 GoadingMyrtle seemed to have put fresh heart into Ron.
10 reanimate
/riˈænɪˌmeɪt/
v. 使复活;使重振 “The Inferius is a corpse that has beenreanimated by a Dark wizard’s spells.
11 gnarled
/nɑrld/
adj. 多瘤节的;粗糙的 Hermione let out a little shriek; Ron spilled ink all over his freshly completed essay, and Harry said, “Kreacher!” -elf bowed low and addressed his owngnarled toes.
12 befit
/bɪˈfɪt/
v. 适合;适宜于 “Master Malfoy moves with a nobility thatbefits his pure blood,” croaked Kreacher at once.
CH 22 · After the Burial · 葬礼之后
#单词释义原文例句
1 consoling
/kənˈsoʊlɪŋ/
adj. 安慰的;抚慰的 Harry patted himconsolingly on the elbow, which was the highest point of Hagrid he could easily reach.
2 remorseless
/rɪˈmɔrslɪs/
adj. 无情的;不停的 “He told her to get out of the way,” said Harryremorselessly.
3 bleak
/blik/
adj. 阴冷的;凄凉的 Hermione looked at himbleakly.
4 begrudge
/bɪˈɡrʌdʒ/
v. 嫉妒;不情愿地给 Undoubtedly, Harry thought, watching him over the top of his own book, Malfoy wasbegrudging the time he could otherwise be spending in the Room of Requirement.
5 quiver
/ˈkwɪvər/
v. 颤抖;颤动 Jus’ thought we’d say a few nice things over him — happy memories, yeh know —” His voicequivered and broke.
6 crinkle
/ˈkrɪŋkəl/
v. 使皱;发出沙沙声 . .” Great fat tears oozed out of the corners of Hagrid’scrinkled eyes again; he grasped Harry’s arm and shook it.
7 warble
/ˈwɔrbəl/
v. 用颤音唱;鸟鸣 “Aaargh, the good die young,” muttered Hagrid, slumping low onto the table, a little cross-eyed, while Slughorn continued towarble the refrain.
8 courteous
/ˈkɜrtiəs/
adj. 有礼貌的;谦恭的 “I do thank you for taking the time, Pomona,” Slughorn was sayingcourteously, “most authorities agree that they are at their most efficacious if picked at twilight.” “Oh, I quite agree,” said
9 pirouette
/ˌpɪruˈɛt/
v. 单脚转圈;旋转 get Slughorn to talk this afternoon, I’ll take some and have another go this evening.” “That’s decided, then,” said Hermione briskly, getting to her feet and performing a gracefulpirouette.
10 curdle
/ˈkɜrdəl/
v. 凝固;使心惊 was looking rather grumpy; determined to outshine Harry for once, he had most rashly invented his own potion, which hadcurdled and formed a kind of purple dumpling at the bottom of his cauldron.
11 plain
/pleɪn/
adj. 朴素的;清楚的 It could not have beenplainer that he thought this lesson was a waste of time.
12 incredulous
/ɪnˈkrɛdʒələs/
adj. 怀疑的;不轻信的 . . .” “What for?” demanded Ronincredulously.
CH 23 · Horcruxes · 魂器
#单词释义原文例句
1 wheedle
/ˈwidəl/
v. 哄骗;讨好 He, Harry, had had too much experience of trying towheedle information out of reluctant people not to recognize a master at work.
2 trawl
/trɔl/
v. 拖网;搜寻 I have thereforetrawled back through Voldemort’s past to see if I can find evidence that such artifacts have disappeared around him.” “The locket!” said Harry loudly.
3 repose
/rɪˈpoʊz/
v. 安息;静卧 onfident, however, that the only known relic of Gryffindor remains safe.” Dumbledore pointed his blackened fingers to the wall behind him, where a ruby-encrusted swordreposed within a glass case.
4 explicable
/ɪkˈsplɪkəbəl/
adj. 可解释的;可说明的 ears, and the transformation he has undergone seemed to me to be onlyexplicable if his soul was mutilated beyond the realms of what we might call ‘usual evil’ . . .” “So he’s made himself
5 flit
/flɪt/
v. 轻快飞过;掠过 You haveflitted into mind without damage to yourself, but he cannot possess you without enduring mortal agony, as he discovered in the Ministry.
6 seemly
/ˈsimli/
adj. 得体的;适宜的 Had it not been — forgive me the lack ofseemly modesty — for my own prodigious skill, and for Professor ’s timely action when I returned to Hogwarts, desperately injured, I might not have
7 corpulent
/ˈkɔrpjələnt/
adj. 肥胖的 Acorpulent, rednosed wizard had actually taken out an ear trumpet.
8 inadvisable
/ˌɪnədˈvaɪzəbəl/
adj. 不明智的;不可取的 “You can use animals as ?” “Well, it isinadvisable to do so,” said Dumbledore, “because to confide a part of your soul to something that can think and move for itself is obviously a
9 mutilate
/ˈmjutəˌleɪt/
v. 残害;使残缺不全 think he understands why, Harry, but then, he was in such a hurry tomutilate his own soul, he never paused to understand the incomparable power of a soul that is untarnished and whole.” “But, si
10 hesitancy
/ˈhɛzɪtənsi/
n. 犹豫;迟疑 sly — I just knew if anyone could tell me, you could — so I just thought I’d ask —” It was very well done, thought Harry, thehesitancy, the casual tone, the careful flattery, none of it overdone.
11 smirk
/smɜrk/
v. 得意地笑;假笑 “I don’t have the right kind of background, for one thing.” A couple of the boys around himsmirked at each other.
12 wobble
/ˈwɑbəl/
v. 摇晃;颤动 “Professor Dumbledore returned to the school an hour ago.” Nearly Headless Nick was gliding toward Harry, his headwobbling as usual upon his ruff.
CH 24 · Sectumsempra · 神锋无影咒
#单词释义原文例句
1 cobwebbed
/ˈkɑbˌwɛbd/
adj. 布满蛛网的 Ominously, there were manycobwebbed boxes piled on a table where Harry was clearly supposed to sit; they had an aura of tedious, hard, and pointless work about them.
2 hazy
/ˈheɪzi/
adj. 朦胧的;模糊不清的 room seemed to shimmer before his eyes; he struggled to block out all thought, but try as he might, the Half-Blood Prince’s copy of Advanced Potion-Making swamhazily to the forefront of his mind.
3 commiserate
/kəˈmɪzəˌreɪt/
v. 同情;慰问 . . . He hesitated outside the crowded Great Hall, then ran up the marble staircase; whether Gryffindor had won or lost, the team usually celebrated orcommiserated in their own common room.
4 reword
/riˈwɜrd/
v. 改写;重述 that he would ever succeed in getting inside the Room of Requirement, he attempted it whenever he was in the vicinity, but no matter how hereworded his request, the wall remained firmly doorless.
5 overawe
/ˌoʊvərˈɔ/
v. 使敬畏;震慑 Despite his haste, his panic, his fear of what awaited him back in the bathroom, he could not help but beoverawed by what he was looking at.
6 wordless
/ˈwɜrdlɪs/
adj. 无言的;沉默的 A minute later, he was back in front of , who held out his handwordlessly for Harry’s schoolbag.
7 stoic
/ˈstoʊɪk/
adj. 坚忍的;淡然的 He took the blowstoically enough when Harry told him, merely grunting and shrugging, but Harry had the distinct feeling as he walked away that Dean and Seamus were muttering mutinously behind
8 vilify
/ˈvɪlɪˌfaɪ/
v. 诽谤;诋毁 the story; Malfoy had already been visited in the hospital wing by Pansy Parkinson, who had lost no time invilifyingHarry far and wide, and had told the staff precisely what had happened.
9 swagger
/ˈswæɡər/
v. 大摇大摆;趾高气扬 ndividual players being rehearsed loudly as they passed; the team members themselves eitherswaggering around enjoying all the attention or else dashing into bathrooms between classes to throw up.
10 rueful
/ˈrufəl/
adj. 懊悔的;可怜的 “. . . that necklace . . . can you remember who gave it to you now?” “No,” said Katie, shaking her headruefully.
11 blister
/ˈblɪstər/
v. 起泡;使起疱 took a left at the broken Vanishing Cabinet in which Montague had got lost the previous year, finally pausing beside a large cupboard that seemed to have had acid thrown at itsblistered surface.
12 retaliate
/rɪˈtæliˌeɪt/
v. 报复;反击 Biting his tongue to prevent himselfretaliating, he sat down in front of the boxes and pulled one toward him.
CH 25 · The Seer Overheard · 被偷听的女预言家
#单词释义原文例句
1 sniffy
/ˈsnɪfi/
adj. 傲慢的;不屑一顾的 “And it sounded happy?” “Very happy,” said Professor Trelawneysniffily.
2 mirthless
/ˈmɜrθlɪs/
adj. 无笑意的;干巴巴的 then onward, or that the parents he would destroy in his murderous quest were people that Professor knew, that they were your mother and father —” Harry let out a yell ofmirthless laughter.
3 jocular
/ˈdʒɑkjələr/
adj. 爱开玩笑的;幽默的 as suffering accordingly (though Slughorn, who approved of Ginny, hadjocularly attributed this to Harry being lovesick). But Harry was sure that had not yet given up hope of laying hands
4 vouchsafe
/vaʊtʃˈseɪf/
v. 赐予;俯允给予 othly impenetrable stretch of stone wall that concealed — “Professor, were you trying to get into the Room of Requirement?” “. . . omens I have beenvouchsafed— what?” She looked suddenly shifty.
5 soulful
/ˈsoʊlfəl/
adj. 深情的;充满感情的 -FIVE “I miss having you in my classes, Harry,” she saidsoulfully as they set off together.
6 portent
/ˈpɔrtɛnt/
n. 预兆;征兆 “I was strolling along, brooding upon certain darkportentsI happen to have glimpsed . . .” But Harry was not paying much attention.
7 waffle
/ˈwɑfəl/
v. 含糊其词;东拉西扯 and there was that rather uncouth barman standing with , who waswaffling about having come the wrong way up the stairs, although I’m afraid that I myself rather thought he had been
8 squirm
/skwɜrm/
v. 扭动;局促不安 Back on his feet in no time.” “Yeah,” said Harry; this was perfectly true, although his consciencesquirmed slightly all the same.
9 yellow
/ˈjɛloʊ/
v./adj. 变黄;黄色的 Look at the picture!” Harry picked up the crumbling piece of paper and stared at the moving photograph,yellowed with age; Ron leaned over for a look too.
10 bandy
/ˈbændi/
v. 来回谈论;传播 Those rumors have beenbandied about by the jealous for years.
11 irksome
/ˈɜrksəm/
adj. 令人厌烦的 oxes done by the end of term, we’ll carry on next year.” He was finding these detentions particularlyirksome because they cut into the already limited time he could have been spending with Ginny.
12 lovesick
/ˈlʌvˌsɪk/
adj. 害相思病的 , who approved of Ginny, had jocularly attributed this to Harry beinglovesick). But Harry was sure that had not yet given up hope of laying hands on the Prince’s book, and was determined
CH 26 · The Cave · 山洞
#单词释义原文例句
1 benumb
/bɪˈnʌm/
v. 使麻木;使失去感觉 He continued to swim in Dumbledore’s wake, the tips of hisbenumbed fingers brushing the rough, wet rock.
2 soundless
/ˈsaʊndlɪs/
adj. 无声的;寂静的 He raised his wand and made complicated movements over the surface of the potion, murmuringsoundlessly.
3 sinister
/ˈsɪnɪstər/
adj. 不祥的;阴险的 That was good idea, Harry; much the simplest way of finding out what we are facing.” “But we don’t know what the thing was,” said Harry, looking at thesinisterly smooth water.
4 slacken
/ˈslækən/
v. 放松;放慢 His grip on the goblet wasslackening; the potion was about to spill from it.
5 unendurable
/ʌnɪnˈdʊrəbəl/
adj. 无法忍受的 Was this why he had been invited along — so that he could force-feed Dumbledore a potion that might cause himunendurable pain?
6 billow
/ˈbɪloʊ/
v. 鼓起;翻腾 The water was icy; Harry’s waterlogged clothesbillowed around him and weighed him down.
7 foothold
/ˈfʊtˌhoʊld/
n. 立足点;稳固地位 Come.” Dumbledore beckoned Harry to the very edge of the rock where a series of jagged niches madefootholds leading down to boulders that lay half-submerged in water and closer to the cliff.
8 gash
/ɡæʃ/
v./n. 砍裂;深长伤口 !” But thoughgashes appeared in their sodden rags and their icy skin, they had no blood to spill: They walked on, unfeeling, their -SIX shrunken hands outstretched toward him, and as
9 antechamber
/ˈæntiˌtʃeɪmbər/
n. 前厅;接待室 “This is merely theantechamber, the entrance hall,” said Dumbledore a moment or two.
10 twirl
/twɜrl/
v. 旋转;捻转 or otherwise made to change its nature.” Almost absentmindedly, Dumbledore raised his wand again,twirled it once in midair, and then caught the crystal goblet that he had conjured out of nowhere.
11 phosphorescent
/ˌfɑsfəˈrɛsənt/
adj. 发磷光的 The basin was full of an emerald liquid emitting thatphosphorescent glow.
12 coil
/kɔɪl/
v. 盘绕;卷起 Dumbledore stepped in too,coiling the chain onto the floor.
CH 27 · The Lightning- Struck Tower · 被闪电击中的塔
#单词释义原文例句
1 unblinking
/ʌnˈblɪŋkɪŋ/
adj. 目不转睛的;坚定的 Still paralyzed, his eyes staringunblinkingly, Harry gazed in terror upon four strangers: It seemed the Death Eaters had won the fight below.
2 inexpert
/ˌɪnɪkˈspɜrt/
adj. 不熟练的;外行的 For a moment, Harry thought that hisinexpertApparition had thrown Dumbledore off balance; then he saw his face, paler and damper than ever in the distant light of a streetlamp.
3 mute
/mjut/
adj. 沉默的;哑的 , did you?” sneered Malfoy, as Dumbledore slid a little down the ramparts, the strength in his legs apparently fading, and Harry struggled fruitlessly,mutely, against the enchantment binding him.
4 dismount
/dɪsˈmaʊnt/
v. 下马;下车 Dumbledore had already crossed the crenellated ramparts and wasdismounting; Harry landed next to him seconds later and looked around.
5 fruitless
/ˈfrutlɪs/
adj. 徒劳的;无结果的 , did you?” sneered Malfoy, as Dumbledore slid a little down the ramparts, the strength in his legs apparently fading, and Harry struggledfruitlessly, mutely, against the enchantment binding him.
6 totter
/ˈtɑtər/
v. 蹒跚;摇摇欲坠 is pocket and threw it over himself before mounting his broom: Madam Rosmerta was alreadytottering back toward her pub as Harry and Dumbledore kicked off from the ground and rose up into the air.
7 screech
/skritʃ/
v. 尖叫;发出刺耳声 e from under the cloak — “Draco, do it or stand aside so one of us —”screeched the woman, but at that precise moment, the door to the ramparts burst open once more and there stood , his
8 buffet
/bəˈfeɪ/
v. 反复打击;冲击 by a fraction — But suddenly footsteps were thundering up the stairs, and a second later Malfoy wasbuffeted out of the way as four people in black robes burst through the door onto the ramparts.
9 leer
/lɪr/
v. 色眯眯地看;斜眼瞟 . . Delicious, delicious . . .” -SEVEN And he raised a yellow fingernail and picked at his front teeth,leering at Dumbledore.
10 cow
/kaʊ/
v. 恐吓;使屈服 Even the werewolf seemedcowed.
11 stiffen
/ˈstɪfən/
v. 变僵硬;绷紧 Malfoystiffened and glanced over his shoulder.
12 trickle
/ˈtrɪkəl/
v. 滴流;涓涓流淌 Bloodtrickled down his chin and he licked his lips slowly, obscenely.
CH 28 · Flight of the Prince · 王子的逃离
#单词释义原文例句
1 squashy
/ˈskwɑʃi/
adj. 柔软易压扁的 His feet met somethingsquashy and slippery on the floor and he stumbled: There were two bodies lying there, lying facedown in a pool of blood, but there was no time to investigate.
2 groggy
/ˈɡrɑɡi/
adj. 昏沉的;摇摇晃晃的 never heard him screech — Harry struggled to his feet, looking aroundgroggily for his wand, hoping to give chase again, but even as his fingers fumbled in the grass, discarding twigs, he knew it
3 dumbstruck
/ˈdʌmˌstrʌk/
adj. 惊呆的;目瞪口呆的 . . . He and Hagrid moved, dreamlike, through the murmuring crowd to the very front, where thedumbstruck students and teachers had left a gap.
4 congregate
/ˈkɑŋɡrɪˌɡeɪt/
v. 聚集;集合 “Wha’s tha’, lyin’ on the grass?” Hagrid added sharply, heading now toward the foot of the Astronomy Tower, where a small crowd wascongregating.
5 disbelieving
/ˌdɪsbɪˈlivɪŋ/
adj. 怀疑的;难以置信的 have.” “I saw it, Hagrid.” Hagrid shook his head; his expression wasdisbelieving but sympathetic, and Harry knew that Hagrid thought he had sustained a blow to the head, that he was confused, pe
6 inarticulate
/ˌɪnɑrˈtɪkjəlɪt/
adj. 不善言辞的;含糊的 Harry uttered aninarticulate yell of rage: In that instant, he cared not whether he lived or died.
7 parry
/ˈpæri/
v. 挡开;回避(问题) “Cruc —” But parried the curse, knocking Harry backward off his feet before he could complete it; Harry rolled over and scrambled back up again as the huge Death Eater behind him yelled,
8 silhouette
/ˌsɪluˈɛt/
v. 使显出轮廓;映出 nd, some way ahead of him, and Malfoy . . . The cold night air ripped at Harry’s lungs as he tore them; he saw a flash of light in the distance that momentarilysilhouetted his quarry.
9 muster
/ˈmʌstər/
v. 召集;鼓起(勇气) Mustering all his powers of concentration, Harry thought, Levi — “No, Potter!” screamed .
10 ache
/eɪk/
v. 疼痛;渴望 With a cry of thankfulness, Harry sank to his knees; he was shaking in every limb, his bodyached all over, and his breath came in painful stabs.
11 toughen
/ˈtʌfən/
v. 使坚韧;变坚强 s; the blond Death Eater was aiming curse curse at the gamekeeper; but Hagrid’s immense strength and thetoughened skin he had inherited from his giantess mother seemed to be protecting him.
12 aftereffect
/ˈæftərɪˌfɛkt/
n. 后果;后遗症 hook his head; his expression was disbelieving but sympathetic, and Harry knew that Hagrid thought he had sustained a blow to the head, that he was confused, perhaps by theaftereffects of a jinx.
CH 29 · The Phoenix Lament · 凤凰的挽歌
#单词释义原文例句
1 wolfish
/ˈwʊlfɪʃ/
adj. 贪婪的;似狼的 They are unlikely ever to heal fully, and — and Bill might have somewolfish characteristics from now on.” -NINE “Dumbledore might know something that’d work, though,” Ron said.
2 traipse
/treɪps/
v. 拖着脚走;闲荡 was a knock on the door behind them and Professors Sprout, Flitwick, and Slughorntraipsed into the room, followed by Hagrid, who was still weeping copiously, his huge frame trembling with grief.
3 distracted
/dɪˈstræktɪd/
adj. 心不在焉的;分神的 “I don’t know exactly how it happened,” said Professor McGonagalldistractedly.
4 glisten
/ˈɡlɪsən/
v. 闪闪发亮;闪耀 ges of Harry’s vision, people were peering -NINE at him, whispering, wondering, and Gryffindor rubiesglistened on the floor like drops of blood as they made their way toward the marble staircase.
5 steel
/stil/
v. 使坚强;硬起心肠 glancing once at this portrait, Professor McGonagall made an odd movement as thoughsteeling herself, then rounded the desk to look at Harry, her face taut and lined.
6 copious
/ˈkoʊpiəs/
adj. 大量的;丰富的 was a knock on the door behind them and Professors Sprout, Flitwick, and Slughorn traipsed into the room, followed by Hagrid, who was still weepingcopiously, his huge frame trembling with grief.
7 crestfallen
/ˈkrɛstˌfɔlən/
adj. 垂头丧气的;沮丧的 “You didn’t get it?” said Ron, lookingcrestfallen.
8 savage
/ˈsævɪdʒ/
v. 猛烈攻击;残害 Neville had been hurt, Bill had beensavaged by Greyback . . . It was all dark . . . curses flying everywhere . . . The Malfoy boy had vanished, he must have slipped past, up the stairs . . .
9 reverberate
/rɪˈvɜrbəˌreɪt/
v. 回响;回荡 As the musicreverberated upon the air, unbidden, unwelcome thoughts slunk into Harry’s mind.
10 wail
/weɪl/
v. 哀号;恸哭 Incomprehensible voices battered him, sobs and shouts andwails stabbed the night, but Harry and Ginny walked on, back up the steps into the entrance hall.
11 shrivel
/ˈʃrɪvəl/
v. 枯萎;皱缩 “He was on his own, clutching that awfulshriveled arm —” “His Hand of Glory,” said Ron.
12 duplicity
/duˈplɪsəti/
n. 表里不一;欺骗 ved at the fight, he joined in on the Death Eaters’ side?” asked Harry, who wanted every detail of ’sduplicity and infamy, feverishly collecting more reasons to hate him, to swear vengeance.
CH 30 · The White Tomb · 白色的坟墓
#单词释义原文例句
1 unwonted
/ʌnˈwoʊntɪd/
adj. 不寻常的;罕见的 Ron gave no sign that he was aware of Percy, apart from stabbing pieces of kipper withunwonted venom.
2 unendurable
/ʌnɪnˈdʊrəbəl/
adj. 无法忍受的 . . . Helped him . . . it was an almostunendurable thought now.
3 drone
/droʊn/
v. 嗡嗡响;单调地讲 it hurt, but he could not prevent hot tears spilling from his eyes: He looked away from Ginny and the others and stared out over the lake, toward the forest, as the little man in blackdroned on.
4 plump
/plʌmp/
v. 使丰满;扑通放下 “. . . so eet ees lucky ’e is marrying me,” said Fleur happily,plumping up Bill’s pillows, “because ze British overcook their meat, I ’ave always said this.” “I suppose I’m just going to have to
5 encase
/ɪnˈkeɪs/
v. 把…装入;包裹 In its place was a white marble tomb,encasingDumbledore’s body and the table on which he had rested.
6 reek
/rik/
v. 散发(臭味);弥漫 , and when they reached the entrance hall, they found Madam Pince standing beside Filch, she in a thick black veil that fell to her knees, he in an ancient black suit and tiereeking of mothballs.
7 pallid
/ˈpælɪd/
adj. 苍白的;无生气的 surface, reminding him horribly of the Inferi: a chorus of merpeople singing in a strange language he did not understand, theirpallid faces rippling, their purplish hair flowing all around them.
8 sunlit
/ˈsʌnˌlɪt/
adj. 阳光照耀的 And he saw them in the clear greensunlit water, inches below the surface, reminding him horribly of the Inferi: a chorus of merpeople singing in a strange language he did not understand, their
9 spiral
/ˈspaɪrəl/
v. 盘旋;螺旋上升 White smokespiraled into the air and made strange shapes: Harry thought, for one heart-stopping moment, that he saw a phoenix fly joyfully into the blue, but next second the fire had vanished.
10 hulking
/ˈhʌlkɪŋ/
adj. 笨重的;庞大的 Hulking boys though they were, they looked oddly lonely without the tall, pale figure of Malfoy between them, bossing them around.
11 caress
/kəˈrɛs/
v. 爱抚;轻抚 The warmth of the suncaressed his face as they followed Professor McGonagall in silence to the place where hundreds of chairs had been set out in rows.
12 peruse
/pəˈruz/
v. 细读;仔细审阅 “Well, I suppose if Mum can stand it, I can.” “Anyone else we know died?” Ron asked Hermione, who wasperusing the Evening Prophet.