《哈利波特2》｜单词注释｜Chapter 4｜2
Mr. Weasley
flushed
darker than either Ron or Ginny.
flush /flʌʃ/ v. 脸红
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“We have a very different idea of what
disgraces
the name of wizard, Malfoy,” he said.
disgrace /dɪsˈɡreɪs/ v. 使名誉扫地
302
“Clearly,” said Mr. Malfoy, his pale eyes
straying
to Mr. and Mrs. Granger, who were watching
apprehensively
.
stray /streɪ/ v. 走神
apprehensively adv. 担心地
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“The company you keep, Weasley . . . and I thought your family could
sink
no lower —”
sink /sɪŋk/ v. 堕落
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There was a
thud
of metal as Ginny’s cauldron went flying;
thud /θʌd/ n. 砰的一声
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Mr. Weasley had thrown himself at Mr. Malfoy, knocking him backward into a bookshelf.
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Dozens of heavy spellbooks came
thundering
down on all their heads; there was a yell of, “
Get
him, Dad!” from Fred or George;
thunder /ˈθʌndə(r)/ v. 砰然重击
get /ɡet/ v. 打伤
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Mrs. Weasley was shrieking, “No, Arthur, no!”; the crowd
stampeded
backward, knocking more shelves over;
stampede /stæmˈpiːd/ vi. 逃窜
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“Gentlemen, please — please!” cried the
assistant
, and then, louder than all — “
Break it up
, there, gents, break it up —”
assistant /əˈsɪstənt/ n. 店员
break it up 散开
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Hagrid was
wading
toward them through the sea of books.
wade /weɪd/ v. 艰难地行进
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In an instant he had pulled Mr. Weasley and Mr. Malfoy apart.
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Mr. Weasley had a
cut
lip and Mr. Malfoy had been hit in the eye by an
Encyclopedia
of
Toadstools
.
cut /kʌt/ n. 伤口
encyclopedia /ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdiə/ n. 百科全书
toadstool /'təʊdstuːl/ n. 毒菌
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He was still holding Ginny’s old Transfiguration book.
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He
thrust
it at her, his eyes
glittering
with
malice
.
thrust /θrʌst/ vt. & vi. 猛塞
glitter /ˈɡlɪtə(r)/ vi. 闪烁
malice /ˈmælɪs/ n. 恶意
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“Here, girl — take your book — it’s the best your father can give you —” Pulling himself out of Hagrid’s grip he
beckoned
to Draco and swept from the shop.
beckon /ˈbekən/ vt. & vi. (用头或手的动作)示意
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“Yeh should’ve ignored him, Arthur,” said Hagrid, almost lifting Mr. Weasley off his feet as he
straightened
his robes.
straighten /'streɪt(ə)n/ vt. & vi. 把…弄直
316
“
Rotten
ter the
core
, the whole family, everyone knows that — no Malfoy’s worth listenin’ ter — bad blood, that’s what it is — come on now — let’s get outta here.”
rotten /ˈrɒtn/ adj. 极坏的
core /kɔː(r)/ n. 核心
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The assistant looked as though he wanted to stop them leaving, but he barely
came up to
Hagrid’s waist and seemed to think better of it.
came up to v. 达到
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They hurried up the street, the Grangers shaking with
fright
and Mrs. Weasley
beside herself
with
fury
.
fright /fraɪt/ n. 惊恐
beside oneself 发狂
fury /ˈfjʊəri/ n. 狂怒
319
“A fine example to set for your children . . .
brawling
in public . . . what Gilderoy Lockhart must’ve thought —”
brawl /brɔːl/ vi. 打架
320
“He was pleased,” said Fred.
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“Didn’t you hear him as we were leaving? He was asking that
bloke
from the Daily Prophet if he’d be able to work the fight into his report — said it was all
publicity
—”
bloke /bləʊk/ n. [俚]家伙；小子
publicity /pʌbˈlɪsəti/ n. 引起公众关注的事物
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But it was a
subdued
group who headed back to the
fireside
in the Leaky Cauldron, where Harry, the Weasleys and all their shopping would be travelling back to The Burrow using Floo powder.
subdued /səbˈdjuːd/ adj. 默不作声的
fireside /'faɪəsaɪd/ n. 炉边
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They said good-bye to the Grangers, who were leaving the
pub
for the Muggle street on the other side;
pub /pʌb/ n. 酒馆
324
Mr. Weasley started to ask them how
bus stops
worked, but stopped quickly at the look on Mrs. Weasley’s face.
bus stop 公共汽车停靠站
325
Harry took off his glasses and put them
safely
in his pocket before helping himself to Floo powder.
safely /ˈseɪflɪ/ adv. 安全地
326
It definitely wasn’t his favorite way to travel.
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